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Rocks
Minerals
Weathering
Soil
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100
A rock that is formed from cementation of sediment.
What is a sedimentary rock.
100
Most minerals do not split apart evenly which means they have the property of.....
What is fracture.
100
Ice wedging causes mechanical weathering of rock by means of....
What is freezing and thawing of water.
100
Which soil layer would you find loam that is rich in humus?
What is A Horizon.
100
Two factors that determine the rate of weathering are the type of rock and .......
What is climate.
200
Heat and pressure deep beneath the surface can change any rock into this.
What is a metamorphic rock.
200
The term used to describe how light reflected off a minerals surface is called.
What is luster.
200
The agent of mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by grinding action of other rock particles is called...
What is abrasion.
200
Decomposers are soil organisms that.....
What is break down and digest the remains of dead organisms.
200
The thick mass of grass roots that helps hold prairie soil in place is called this.
What is sod.
300
A sedimentary rock formed by rock fragments with round edges is called this.
What is conglomerate.
300
The repeating pattern of a minerals particles form a solid called this.
What is a crystal.
300
A hot and wet climate causes weathering to take place.....
What is more rapidly.
300
Leaving crops in the ground and stalks on the surface is an example of which type of plowing.
What is No-Till Plowing.
300
A rock that contains tiny, connected spaces through which water can move is said to be....
What is permeable.
400
The magma that cools very slowly deep below the earth's surface makes these.
What are large crystals.
400
What is the hardest known mineral?
What is diamond.
400
Soil formation begins with the weathering of this.
What is bedrock.
400
The loose layer of plant remains that accumulated on the ground is called this.
What is litter.
400
An igneous rock that is formed from lava is called this type of rock.
What is extrusive.
500
Name the steps in creating a sedimentary rock.
What is erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
500
What is the Proper name for the scale used to measure the hardness of minerals?
What is Mohs Hardness Scale.
500
Which kind of weathering causes the chemical composition of rocks to change?
What is chemical weathering.
500
Plowing removed the grass form the Great Plains in the 1930's which exposed the soil and caused....
What is The Dust Bowl.
500
Foliated and non-foliated are terms that are used to describe this type of rock.
What is metamorphic rock.