Ch 3 Soil, Rocks, Minerals

Soil is a natural resource?

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is erosion caused by? (2)

• wind

• lightning

• sun

• flowing water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The breaking down on rocks into smaller pieces is called:

• humus

• weathering

• humus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are rocks made of?

• foods we eat

• dead animals

• layers of soil

• minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which layer of soil has large, unbroken pieces of rock?

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

God designed the surface of the earth to always be the same.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

When plants and animals decay, what do they do?

• survive and grow

• break apart or rot

• break down rock into smaller pieces

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A landslide is an example of ____________.

• weathering

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A layer of soil that contains humus and is where the plants grow is the....

• bedrock

• subsoil

• topsoil

The movement of rocks and soil is called:

• humus

• erosion

• weathering