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Earth Layers
Soil
Minerals
Rock Classification
Weathering
100
These are the four layers of the earth.
What is the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core.
100
Soil is made up of these things.
What is rock, mineral particles, clay, sand and living things.
100
These are the building blocks that make up rocks.
What are minerals.
100
The characteristics that classify rocks.
What are colour, ouster, texture, presence of carbonates and hardness.
100
The action of wind, water, and humans cause this to brake down and become soil.
What are rocks.
200
The crust is made of this.
What is soil and rocks.
200
This action causes soil to break down.
What is weather.
200
Minerals are often in this form.
What is crystal form.
200
You can use your fingernail, a penny, a nail or an emery board to test for this.
What is hardness.
200
Types of weathering.
What are plants, wind and frost wedging.
300
The mantle is "this" but not "this".
What is hot but not melted.
300
This is how long it takes soil to form.
What is thousands of years.
300
The number of pure substances in a mineral.
What is one.
300
Three descriptions of texture.
What is fin, medium and coarse.
300
Slate is used for this classroom item.
What is a chalk board.
400
This is made up of hot melted rock.
What is the outer core.
400
The rock surface decays and becomes this.
What is soil.
400
Rocks are made up of this many minerals.
What is two or more.
400
The presence of carbonates uses this test.
What is the vinegar test.
400
Precious stones can be used to make this.
What is jewelry.
500
Scientists aren't sure but they suspect the inner core is made of this.
What is iron and nickel.
500
These are the rocks in the rock cycle.
What is igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.
500
Minerals form rocks when this happens.
When they are pressed together and heated.
500
This is how you test colour.
What is the streak test.
500
This describes the process of transportation after the weathering process.
What is erosion.