Earth's Materials

the layer of loose material that covers Earth's land

• soil
• loam
• landform
• natural resource

the movement of weathered materials

• erosion
• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

an important material from Earth that living things need

• natural resources
• soil
• landform
• precipitation

a solid feature of Earth's crust

• natural resource
• landform
• soil
• erosion

resource that can be replaced in a fairly short time

• renewable resource
• nonrenewable resource
• natural resource
• landform

resource that cannot be replaced once it is used up

• renewable resource
• nonrenewable resource
• landform
• natural resources

the pattern of weather in a place over many years

• climate
• weather
• humidity
• precipitation

Soil has ___________ that plants need to grow.

• dirt
• sunlight
• materials

Soil contains tiny particles of rock, air, water and_________.

• sunlight
• humus
• rivers

Substances that living things need for energy and growth.

• air
• nutrients
• rocks
• rivers