Earth Layers
Wormy
Tasty
Hard
Other stuff
100
The earth is divided into 4 of these
What is Layers
100
Made up of rock, mineral particles, clay, sand and living things and their remains.
What is Soil.
100
The building blocks that make up rocks
What is Minerals
100
Made up of two or more minerals
What are rocks
100
What characteristics do we look at to classify rocks
Colour, Luster, Texture, Presence of Carbonates, Hardness
200
The earth's crust
What is the earth's outer most layer that we live on
200
The action of ? on rocks causes them to break down.
What is weather
200
Minerals are one ? substance
What is Pure
200
These are pressed together and heated until they form a rock
What are minerals
200
The action of wind, water, and humans cause rocks to break down and become soil, called ...
What is weathering
300
The next layer after the earth's crust
What is the earth's mantle
300
It takes this long to form only a few inches of soil as little by little the surface of the rock becomes softer and decays to become soil
What is thousands of years.
300
Minerals have specific chemical ?
What is Composition
300
Rocks have specific chemical ?
What is Composition
300
What process is sped up by shaking a group of small rocks or placing softer rocks in a jar of water or striking rocks together
What is weathering
400
Made up of rock that is hot but not melted
What is the earth's mantle
400
Minerals are often in crystal form called
What is Prisms and Cubes
400
A ? can be a rock, but a rock cannot be a ?
What is mineral
400
Common Uses of Rocks and minerals
What is Marble Floors, Slate Chalkboards, Precious stones for jewellery, Sandstone building construction
500
The solid part of the earth that scientists think is made of iron and nickel
What is the inner core
500
The 3 types of rocks
What is Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
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