Minerals and Soil

• An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth.

• mineral

• vein

• ore

• smelting

• malleableee

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

• A concentrated area of specific minerals, like veins of gold

• mineral

• vein

• ore

• smelting

• malleableee

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

• A type of rock containing a minable amount of minerals. 

• mineral

• vein

• ore

• smelting

• malleableee

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

• A process used to separate metal in ore from other materials.

• mineral

• vein

• ore

• smelting

• malleableee

• Able to be dented or shaped.  

• mineral

• vein

• ore

• smelting

• malleable

• A term describing farmland that is unused or allowed to rest for a season or a year. 

• fallow

• vein

• ground cover

• contour plowing

• malleable

• A crop, such as grass or clover, that is used to cover bare soil and help prevent erosion.

• fallow

• vein

• ground cover

• contour plowing

• malleable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

• Method of plowing in which farmers plow with the shape of the land. 

• fallow

• vein

• ground cover

• contour plowing

• malleable

1. What are the characteristics of a mineral?

• nonrenewable resources

• include substances like salt, sand, iron, gold and diamonds

• has veins

2. How is dross removed from metal ores?

• Smelting is used to separate metal in the ore from other materials. The ore is crushed and heated until it is a liquid. The dross or nonmetal part floats to the top and is easily removed

• Dross cannot be removed from metal ores.