Science Ch. 3

 A natural resource that is made up of small bits of broken rock, air spaces, and 

humus is (a)   .

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The layer of soil where plants grow is (a)   .

The remains of a living thing that has died and was buried quickly is a (a)   .

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 Some properties that can be used to identify a mineral are crystal shape, color streak 

and  _______________________.

• taste

• hardness

• sound

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is called _______________________.

• soil

• fossil

• weathering

_________________ is a mineral that is found in milk.

• calcium

• salt

• quartz

Rocks that are formed when layers of sediment are pressed together are           

     __________________________________________ rocks.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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 Rock that forms when melted rock cools is ___________ rock.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

  ___________ rock forms when igneous or sedimentary rocks are changed by

great heat or pressure.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

An opening in the earth that allows melted rock to come to the surface

is called a volcano.

• True

• False

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