Chapter 3 Rocks, Minerals and Soil

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

• Erosion

• Fossil

• Minerals

• Soil

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In this picture, what layer of soil is part “a”?

• Topsoil

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

• Core

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

• Fossil

• Rock

• Mineral

• Erosion

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The remains of living things that have died, and decayed become __________.

• Minerals

• Humus

• Fossils

• Rocks

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Rocks are made up of one or more _____________.

• Minerals

• Fossils

• Weathering

• Erosion

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Gens are minerals that are hard to find. They are called __________minerals.

• Common

• Precious

• Common and precious

• Jewels

Rock that forms when melted rock cools is __________ rock.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Minerals

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

• Bedrock

• Subsoil

• Topsoil

• Core

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Table salt is a mineral that is easy to find. It is called a ________ mineral.

• Common and precious

• Common

• Precious

• Rock

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

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Humus

• A fossil