Vocabulary
Rocks and Minerals
Soil
Using Earth's Resources
100
to make new things out of old things
recycle
100
Are rocks living or nonliving?
nonliving
100
T/F All soil is the same.
F
100
What is a resource that we use for fuel?
coal, oil
200
anything that makes air, land, or water dirty
pollution
200
Can you find rocks at the bottom of the ocean?
yes
200
Soil is made of many things. Name two of them.
tiny rocks, bits of plants, bits of animals
200
What do we use soil for?
growing food
300
a mix of tiny rocks and bits of plants and animals
soil
300
Where can you find minerals?
in rocks
300
Soil has two areas: Subsoil and ________________.
Topsoil
300
Who makes litter and pollution?
People
400
a natural resource that is hard and nonliving
rock
400
What do we use graphite (it's a mineral) for?
pencils
400
T/F Living plants and animals are part of soil.
F
400
How can we reuse things? Give an example
(many answers)
500
something from Earth that people use
Natural Resource
500
How do we use rocks?
tools, buildings, etc
500
How is soil formed?
rocks and minerals break into small pieces, and plants and animals die and rot into small pieces.
500
We use wind and water. Does Earth replace these quickly or slowly?
quickly
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