| VOCABULARY | ||
| #1 | What is anything from nature that people can use? | Natural Resource |
| #2 | What is a resource that, once used, cannot be replaced in a reasonable amount of time? | Nonrenewable Resources |
| #3 | When you use something again? | Reuse |
| #4 | To use less of something | Reduce |
| #5 | When something is made into a new product | Recycle |
| ROCKS | ||
| #1 | What are rocks made from? | Minerals |
| #2 | Rocks can change families. How long does this process take? | Millions of Years |
| #3 | What types of rocks are made from lava that cools and hardens? | Igneous Rocks |
| #4 | What type of rock is made from weathered particles which build up and are pressed and hardened? | Sedimentary Rocks |
| #5 | What type of rock is made from heat and pressure inside the Earth? | Metamorphic Rocks |
| PARTS OF SOIL | ||
| #1 | Particles of rock that are smaller than sand but bigger than clay, feels gritty when rubbed between your fingers. | Silt |
| #2 | Particles of rock that are smaller than pebbles but larger than silt. | Sand |
| #3 | The smallest sized particle of soil, it is soft and sticky to the touch | Clay |
| #4 | The remains of dead plants that have begun to break down | Compost |
| #5 | The part of soil that was once a living or was formed by the activity of living things, also called loam | Organic Material |
| LAYERS OF SOIL | ||
| #1 | True or False. Plants grow well in bedrock? | False |
| #2 | Name one thing people use topsoil for.....? | Potted plants, outdoor gardens, and add it to the soil to make it richer and thicker |
| #3 | The more decomposing plants and animals in the soil means the color is .....? | Darker |
| #4 | List the layers of soil beginning with the top layer, then the middle layer, and finally the bottom layer. | Topsoil, subsoil, bedrock |
| #5 | List 4 things you might find in soil. | Dead animals, live animals, insects, dead plants, roots, rocks, pebbles, stones, water, and air |
| POTLUCK!! | ||
| #1 | Scientists who study minerals | Mineralogists |
| #2 | Scientists who study rocks | Geologists |
| #3 | An igneous rock with large particles. | Granite |
| #4 | An example of an igneous rock with particles too small to be seen with the plain eye. | Obsidian |
| #5 | The process of rocks changing from one kind of rock to another. | Rock Cycle |
| Final Question | |
| In your own words, explain what happens in the rock cycle. Make sure you talk about each type of rock and how they are formed. | Igneous Rocks are weathered and the wind and water break them into Sedimentary Rocks. The temperature and pressure on the sedimentary rock causes Metamorphic Rocks to form. Those rocks then melt to form Igneous Rocks and the cycle starts all over again. |