What is BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEIR PARTICLES ARE ARRANGED?
100
You find a rock that contains a fossilized fern leaf. What type of rock is this?
What is SEDIMENTARY ROCK?
100
What is the layer of soil that is the oldest and has the least amount of organic matter?
What is PARENT ROCK?
100
Why is a bone not a mineral?
What is BONES WERE ONCE PART OF A LIVING THING AND MINERALS ARE NOT LIVING?
200
Which soil layer has the greatest amount of organic matter?
What is TOPSOIL?
200
List three minerals.
What is (POSSIBLE ANSWERS) TALC, GYPSUM, GOLD, DIAMOND, COPPER, ETC...
200
How are fossils made?
What is THE ANIMAL?PLANT IS COVERED IN SOFT MUD AND THEN HARDENS AND DRIES OUT?
200
This soil contains organic matter but is not ideal for growing plants.
What is SUBSOIL?
200
A scientist says a mineral is metallic. What property is the scientist describing?
What is LUSTER?
300
What did we do in the greenhouse?
What is PLANT SEEDS?
300
A scientist says a mineral is metallic. What property is the scientist describing?
What is LUSTER?
300
Which type of rock can be formed by chemical reactions?
What is METAMORPHIC ROCK?
300
Why are you likely to find dark brown soil in a forest?
What is BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT OF HUMUS?
300
Which type of soil holds water extremely well?
What is CLAY?
400
Name three important concepts of the rock cycle. (Hint: Each concept is a one-word answer)
What is HEATING, MELTING, PRESSURE, COOLING, HARDENING?
400
How is a rock different than a mineral?
What is MINERALS MAKE UP ROCKS?
400
What role does pressure play in the rock cycle?
What is pressure is involved in the formation of both sedimentary rock and metamorphic rock?
400
List three factors that affect soil formation.
What is SHAPE OF THE LAND, MINERALS, CLIMATE, EARTHWORMS, AMOUNT OF ORGANIC MATTER?
400
Why is it important for a farmer to prevent erosion in a field that grows crops?
What is topsoil contains humus, which has the nutrients plants need to grow. If topsoil erodes, plants do not have the necessary nutrients.
500
What is the relationship between bacteria and contaminated soil. The bacteria benefit because they get energy and the soil benefits because it gets cleaned.
What is MUTUALISM?
500
Write down two facts about the Moh's hardness scale.
What is (POSSIBLE ANSWER) Diamond is a 10. Minerals that are higher on the scale are able to scratch minerals that are lower. Etc... ?
500
Explain what relative dating is.
What is RELATIVE DATING TELLS US THAT FOSSILS THAT ARE FOUND IN ROCK ARE RELATIVELY THE SAME AGE AND THAT ROCKS AT THE BOTTOM ARE OLDER THAN ROCKS AT THE TOP?
500
Which process forms new soil when exposed rock begins to break down?
What is WEATHERING?
500
Why is it important for humans to conserve the use of minerals?
What is minerals are natural resources of limited supply?