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Soil
Weathering
Types of Rocks
Minerals
Characteristics of Minerals
100
I am loose material on the earth's surface.
What is soil
100
I am something that can weather rocks.
What are water, wind, ice, and plants.
100
I am formed when layers of sediment are pressed together and harden.
What are sedimentary rocks.
100
I am what minerals are.
What is sold materials in nature that were never alive.
100
These are the two categories of minerals.
What are hard and soft.
200
This is what I am made up of.
What is tiny pieces of rock, humus, air, and water.
200
I am the breaking down of rocks.
What is weathering
200
I am any part or mark of a living thing that is naturally preserved after it dies.
What are fossils.
200
I am a mineral you can eat.
What is iron or calcium.
200
I am a scientist who studied minerals.
Who is Friedrich Mohs.
300
I am the remains of living things that have died and decayed.
What is humus
300
I am what changes the earth's surface all the time.
What is weathering
300
I am formed when igneous or sedimentary rocks are changed by great heat and pressure
What are metamorphic rocks.
300
I am a mineral that is hard to find.
What are precious metals like gold and silver.
300
I am a test that finds out how hard a mineral is.
What is a scratch test.
400
I am the layers of soil.
What are topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock
400
I am where humus is found
What is topsoil.
400
I am what is formed when hot, melted rock cools.
What is igneous rock.
400
I am a mineral that is polished to reflect light.
What are gems.
400
I am a characteristic of minerals that can be used to identify them.
What are hardness, crystal shape, color, or streak.
500
I am the solid, unbroken rock of soil.
What is bedrock
500
I am the hard pieces found on the earth's surface.
What are rocks.
500
I am an opening in the earth's that allows melted rock to come from the surface.
What is a volcano.
500
I am a mineral that is easy to find.
What are halite, graphite, and quartz.
500
I am a very hard mineral
What is a diamond.