Rock Cycle
Soil and Weathering
Rock Properties
The Earth
Terms and Such
100
What is the name given to rock that is melted, cooled, and hardened?
Igneous Rock
100
Name 2 living things found in soil.
Plants, bugs, worms
100
The outline of a rock is called ___________.
shape
100
What is the outermost layer of the earth called?
The crust
100
What is cooled and hardened lava called?
Igneous Rock
200
What is the name of rock that is formed in layer upon layer over time?
Sedimentary Rock
200
Name 3 non-living things found in soil.
Dirt, Rocks, Sticks, Trash
200
The amount of light a rock reflects is called _____________.
Luster
200
What is the inner-most layer of the earth called?
Inner Core
200
What is the word for "wearing away of the soil"?
Erosion/Weathering
300
What are 2 examples of sediment?
Rocks, minerals, debris, sand
300
Name the 4 layers of soil in order from top to bottom.
Humus Humus mixed with sand and clay Minerals Rocks
300
The way a rock feels is called ________________.
Texture
300
Name the 4 layers of the earth...beginning with the outermost layer.
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
300
What is dirt that is the top layer of the earth called?
Soil
400
What is the name of the rock that is changed over time due to heat and/or pressure?
Metamorphic Rock
400
Name 3 things that cause erosion/weathering.
Wind Rain Ice Plants
400
The color a rock leaves behind when rubbed on a surface is _______________.
Streak
400
What do we call melted rock within the earth? What do we call melted rock pouring out from the earth?
Magma Lava
400
Name 2 uses of rocks.
Jewelry Sidewalks Glass Pencils Chalk Salt
500
Explain the order of the rock cycle:
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
500
Name a way to prevent erosion/weathering.
Planting trees, grass Man-made structures
500
Name 5 properties of rocks.
Name 5 properties of rocks. Texture, luster, color, shape, cleavage, hardness, streak
500
Name a famous volcano found in the US in the state of Washington.
Mt. St. Helen
500
Explain how God is our "Rock".
He is our strength and our refuge. He is solid like a rock.
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