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Chapter 2 Study Guide
Vocabulary
Use pgs. 42-81, your notes, and any other materials to help you with these
vocabulary terms.
-mineral
-crystal
-rock cycle
-sediment
-metamorphic rock
-smelting
weathering -erosion
-mechanical weathering
-abrasion
-oxidation
-permeable
-soil
-humus
-fertility
-loam
-acidic
-basic
-litter
-soil conservation
-contour plowing
Possible vocabulary strategies:
-igneous rock
-sedimentary rock
-nonrenewable resource -ore
uniformitarianism
-ice wedging
-chemical weathering
-natural resources -bedrock
-soil horizon
-topsoil -subsoil
-decomposer
-soal
-conservation plowing -crop rotation
1. Write the word and the definition.
1. nonrenewable resource: one that is not replaced in a useful time frame.
2. Use some of the vocabulary terms in a sentence to describe some activities that
occurred during early times. .
2. Coal is a nonrenewable resource that we depend on too heavily and which emits a lot of
pollutants.
Concepts
1. Explain how the rock cycle works and what the three types of rocks are in the cycle.
2. Describe what weathering is and how it leads to erosion. Explain and give examples of
the various types of mechanical and chemical weathering.
3. Explain what makes up soil, how it is formed, and what categorizes soil.
4. Give some examples of soil damage and loss and explain some means of conservation.