Rocks & Soil Vocabulary

Solid rock that lies underneath the subsoil that has not yet been broken down is called what?

• bedrock

• subsoil

• topsoil

• organic matter

The movement of rock fragments from one place to another is called what?

• minerals

• sediment

• erosion

• weathering

When water turns to ice is called what?

• thaw

• erosion

• weathering

• freeze

Rocks that are formed when magma, or melted rock from deep inside the Earth, rises and cools it is called what?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• mineral

A rock that has been changed by heat and pressure is called what?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• mineral

Rocks formed from sediments that have settled into layers are called what?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• mineral

Solid materials formed in nature that have a specific crystal structure are called what?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• mineral

If something is nonliving, it means that it...

• is plant or animal life

• never lived

• is a substance that organisms need in order to survive & grow

• is a solid material formed in nature

Organisms are...

• solid materials formed in nature

• substances that organisms need in order to survive

• things that are nonliving

• living plant or animal life

Substances that organisms need in order to survive and grow are called what?

• sediment

• nutrients

• minerals

• organic matter