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VOCABULARY
#1 What is any harmful substance in the environment? Pollution
#2 What is a resource that, once used, cannot be replaced in a reasonable amount of time? Nonrenewable Resource
#3 What is it called when something is made into a new product? Recycle
#4 What is a type of rock that forms from material that has settled into layers and hardened? Sedimentary Rocks
#5 What is fuel formed from the remains of once-living things. (Coal, Oil and Natural Gas) Fossil Fuel
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#1 What is it called when you use something again? Reuse
#2 What is it called when you use less of something? Reduce
#3 What is a resource that can be replaced within a reasonable amount of time? Renewable Resource
#4 What type of rocks have been changed by pressure and temperature? Metamorphic Rocks
#5 What type of rocks are formed when they are melted, cooled and hardened? Igneous Rocks
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
#1 What is anything from nature that people can use? Natural Resources
#2 The use of less of something to make its supply last longer is called... Conservation
#3 Which is a natural resource that can be wasted and conserved? Electricity or Water Water
#4 Which suggestion tells a way to reuse a material? A) recycle glass bottles B) buy fewer paper products C) buy things made with recycled paper D) put a flower in an old glass bottle D) put a flower in an old glass bottle
#5 Name a product that comes from trees. Paper, Baseball bat etc.
ROCKS
#1 Which of the following IS A ROCK? A) twig B) shell C) sand D) nail C) sand
#2 Which process does NOT describe part of the rock cycle? A) melting B) heat/pressure C) decay D) weathering C) decay
#3 Which of the following is NOT a rock family? A) igneous B) mantel C) metamorphic D) sedimentary B) mantel
#4 What is the process of changing from one type of rock to another called? Rock Cycle
#5 How is an igneous rock formed? They are formed when they are melted, cooled and hardened.
SOIL
#1 A mixture of minerals, air, water and humus is called... Soil
#2 What is a part of soil with a rich mixture of decomposing plants and animals called? Humus
#3 Which is NOT a component of soil? A) sand B) roots C) rocks D) humun B) Roots
#4 Soil has different layers. What is found between topsoil and bedrock? Subsoil
#5 What is decomposed plant remains called? Compost
Final Question
Describe the entire Rock Cycle, in order, using the following words... Melting, Sediment, Metamorphic Rock, Heat/Pressure, Sedimentary Rock, Igneous Rock, Weathering Volcanic Eruption, Igneous Rock, Weathering, Sediment, Sedimentary Rock, Heat/Pressure, Metamorphic Rock, Melting