Chapter 8 Science Study Guide

Match the following

• Geologist

• Rocks

• Are made of minerals

• A mineral

• Is a non-living, natural substance

• A scientist who studies what the earth is made of

What kind of rock is formed from layers of rock and other materials that pile up, stick to each other, and harden over time?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What kind of rock is formed when magma or lava cools and hardens?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What kind of rock is formed when heat and pressure are applied to sedimentary or igneous rocks?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

Match the type of rock with the examples.

• Marble, slate, gneiss

• Igneous Rock

• Shale, sandstone, and limestone

• Sedimentary Rock

• Granite, basalt, and obsidian

• Metamorphic Rock

Match the following

• made of rocks,minerals,humus,water, &air

• elevation

• features of earth's surface such as lake

• soil

• height of land rising above sea level

• landforms

• the place where the land meets the ocean

• humus

• decaying plant & animal matter

• coastline

Match the examples with the vocabulary word

• planting, clay pots, cement

• rocks and minerals
• food, water, transportation

• soils

• jewelry, buildings, statues, video games

• rivers

• crops, pastures, roads

• plains

People can use ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   in many different ways

• resources
• landforms
• rocks
• humus