The middle layer of the earth

Describes a mineral's breaking in smooth, straight lines or flat sheets

Who studies the rocks, minerals, and structures of the earth?

You can perform the scratch test to determine the ______ of a minerals

Something organic is (or was) ____.

Something that has never been alive

The outside layer of the earth

The center of the earth

An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth

Which of the following are characteristics of minerals that help tell each mineral apart from others? (Choose 3)

Which of the following are characteristics of minerals that help tell each mineral apart from others? (Choose 3)

Loose sediment for growing plants on the surface of the earth is called __________.

MOST common causes of erosion. (Choose 2)

The layer of the earth that is thought to be solid and extremely hot

The layer of the earth that makes up most of the earth's mass

Hot melted rock INSIDE the mantle

Hot melted rock that has come OUT of the crust

Organic particles in the soil

the wearing away of the earth's surface

During this process, bits of sediment and weathered rock are moved from place to place