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Rocks and Minerals
Soil
Weathering
Vocabulary
100
True or False: Rocks are found in Earth
True
100
Name one type of soil.
Loam, Clay soil, or Sandy soil
100
True or False: When rocks are weathered, they break down.
True
100
A hard object found in Earth that is not metal or soil
Rock
200
True or False: Boulders are a type of rock
True. Boulders are big rocks.
200
True or false: Soil is found in the center of Earth.
False: It is found on the top of Earth.
200
What is the definition of weathering?
The breaking down of rocks.
200
The top layer of Earth
Soil
300
What is the definition of a rock?
A hard object found in Earth that is not metal or soil.
300
What is the definition of soil?
The top layer of Earth.
300
How could water weather rocks?
It can freeze and become ice and the ice will slowly break apart the rock.
300
The breaking apart of rocks
Weathering
400
What is the definition of a mineral?
A nonliving material found in Earth.
400
What soil is found at the beach?
Sandy soil
400
How can roots of trees weather rocks?
The roots will grow and push the rocks apart.
400
Nonliving material found in Earth
Minerals
500
Why do some rocks have many different colors?
Because the rock has different minerals. Minerals are different colors.
500
Which soil is best for plants and why?
Loam because it holds the most water.
500
How can wind weather rocks?
Wind will slowly wear down the rocks and make them smaller.
500
A shiny or dull property
Luster