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The measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched is called
color
streak
hardness
luster
A mineral's color when it is ground into powder is called
hardness
luster
streak
texture
How a mineral reflects light is called
hardness
streak
luster
color
The size and shape of pieces of materials in the rock is called
texture
luster
hardness
streak
A naturally occurring solid with a definite structure is a
rock
mineral
chemical
element
The way the pieces of materials in the rock fit together define its
texture
hardness
structure
luster
When rock pieces are large enough to see and feel it is called
glassy
course
smooth
color
Rocks are made up of minerals or
mixtures of minerals
chemicals
water
elements
Minerals are made up of
sand
rocks
elements
chemicals
Rocks that form when hot liquid lava cools down into a solid are called
metamorphic rocks
igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
A rock that orms from another kind of rock by heat is called
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
A rock that forms from pieces that squeeze together is called
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
What is formed below the earth's surface?
lava
magma
What is formed above the earth's surface?
lava
magma
Igneous rocks that form underground (inside Earth's crust) are called
intrusive
extrusive
Igneous rocks that form above ground (outside Earth's crust) are called
intrusive
extrusive
Limestone is an example of a _________ rock
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
Granite is an example of a __________ rock.
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
Slate is an example of a ___________ rock
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
Rocks ________ _________ from one kind into another in a never ending process.
continually change
stay the same
always form
Rocks come from other _________
chemicals
minerals
rocks
The rock cycle has no ______ and no _______.
color, luster
beginning, end
hardness, texture
What form lightweight, free-draining soils and cannot hold onto nutrients?
sand particles
clay particles
silt particles
What holds water well, can become heavy and waterlogged when wet and can hold onto nutrients?
silt particles
sand particles
clay particles
What holds water, can be hard to drain and can only hold limited nutrients?
sand particles
silt particles
clay particles
What clings to soil particles and is taken up by plant roots?
water
air
organic matter
animals
What fills gaps in the soil, allows the plant roots and animals to breathe?
water
air
organic matter
animals
What includes manure, leaf mold and compost; releases nutrients slowly as it rots; improves water holding and helps the soil stick together?
animals
organic matter
air
water
What includes insects, bacteria, and earthworms; and helps to break down dead materials?
air
water
organic matter
animals
What type of soil is topsoil, rich in humus, gray black in color and sandy?
horizon a
horizon b
horizon c
bedrock
What type of soil is subsoil, plant roots, penetrates this layer, little humus, and is brownish red in color?
horizon a
horizon b
horizon c
bedrock
What type of soil is slightly weathered rock, and has a cracked and broken surface?
horizon a
horizon b
horizon c
bedrock
What type of soil is unweathered rock with a bottom layer of soil?
horizon a
horizon b
horizon c
bedrock
Is obsidian extrusive or intrusive?
extrusive
intrusive
What type of rock is under the white circle?
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
What type of rock is under the white circle?
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
What type of rock is under the white circle?
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
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