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Soil contains rocks, minerals and this
Humus organic matter
Pores hold these things in the soil
Air and water
Different soil types provide different___________for the plants that grow in them.
Nutrients
Plants are a food resource so it is ______________ to take care of the soil
important
Gold is highly valued for this quality
Luster
A Diamond is listed on the a mohs scale at 10 for this
Hardness
When fluorite is rubbed across a plate it leaves a white mark. What is this white mark called?
Streak
Obsidian is this type of Rock
Igneous
Shale is this type of Rock
Sedimentary
Marble is this type of Rock
Metamorphic
(True or False) Topographic maps show changes in temperature
False
(True or False) Topographic maps show the locations and patterns of landforms such as mountains, valleys and bodies of water
True
(True or False) By studying topographic maps scientists have learned that most but not all continents have mountains
True
(True or False) Mountains typically form along the edges of continents or inside continents
True
Where are volcanos found
Usually near oceans and at tectonic plates
How can earthquakes change the surface of the earth
It can crack the ground and move land
How do Volcanos change the surface
It has lava and creates new land
What causes faults to form
When the earths plates move and create cracks in rocks
Sedimentary rock contains these things that give clues to the past
Fossils
These 3 things cause layers in strata to form.
Wind, ice and water
Strata and fossils are evidence of _____in landscapes.
Changes
Rocks, Minerals, and Humus Organic Matter make up this
Soil
In the Rock Cycle what comes after Igneous Rock? These form when the Igneous Rock erodes
Sediment
Metamorphic Rock turns into this after being heated
Magma
When Magma cool it turns into this
Igneous Rock