Rainbow
What is a solid material that is naturally occurring and has a specific chemical composition?
Mineral
What is the protective layer in the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation?
Ozone Layer
What is the name of the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth?
Atmosphere
What term describes rocks with large mineral grains that can be seen without a microscope?
Coarse
What is the name of the continuous process in which rocks are formed, broken down, and reformed over time?
Rock Cycle
What is a solid material with a repeating pattern of atoms or molecules arranged in a specific way?
Crystal
What type of rock is formed from cooled and solidified lava or magma?
Igneous Rock
What type of rock is formed from layers of sediment that are compacted and cemented together over time?
Sedimentary Rock
What type of rock is formed from existing rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic Rock
What is the continuous process in which rocks are formed, broken down, and reformed over time?
Rock Cycle
What is the continuous movement of water between the Earth's surface, atmosphere, and underground?
Water Cycle
What term describes rocks with large mineral grains that can be seen with the naked eye?
Coarse
What is a human-made or natural place where water is stored, such as a lake or reservoir?
Reservoir
What is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth?
Atmosphere
What is the protective layer in the Earth's atmosphere that shields us from harmful ultraviolet radiation?
Ozone Layer
What is an area of land where all the water drains into the same place, such as a river or lake?
Watershed
What is the process in which water vapor condenses and falls to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
Precipitation
What is the upper boundary of underground water that fills the cracks and spaces in soil and rocks?
Water Table
What is the continuous movement of water between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere?
Water Cycle
What is a natural underground layer of rock or sediment that holds and transmits water?
Aquifer
What is the process in which water vapor in the atmosphere turns into liquid and falls to the ground?
Precipitation
What is an area of land where all the water drains into a common point, such as a river or lake?
Watershed
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
From existing rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
From layers of sediment that are compacted and cemented together
How are igneous rocks formed?
From cooled and solidified lava or magma