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PEBBLES &
STONES
ROCKS
SOIL
PROPERTIES
VOCABULARY
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A type of rock
formed by
chemical
reactions
What is
metamorphic?
A type of rock
formed by heat
and pressure
What is
metamorphic?
This type of rock is
formed from
compressed layers
of rock pieces.
What is
sedimentary
rock?
• A type of rock formed
by the cooling and
hardening of magma.
What is Igneous?
This type of
rock may
contain
fossils
What is
sedimentary?
This process forms
new soil when
exposed rock
begins to break
down.
What is the
weathering?
This layer of soil
is found just
below the topsoil
and is lighter in
color.
What is
subsoil?
This part of
the soil has
the greatest
amount of
organic matter
What is
topsoil?
The two
important roles
of mosses,
lichen, bacteria,
fungi, and plants
What is break
down rocks and
release more
minerals
Fine grained
and holds
water very
well.
What is
clay?
Tool used to
find fracture.
What is a
hammer?
Softest mineral on
Mohs hardness
scale - can be
scratched by all
other minerals
What is
talc?
A diamond holds
this place on
Mohs hardness
scale
What is 10?
Translucent,
Transparent,
Opaque, Shiny, or
Dull
What is
luster?
Used to find true
color of mineral
What is an
unglazed ceramic
tile or scratch
plate?
Things that
are alive or
were once
alive
What is organic
matter?
Made of one
or more
minerals
What is a
rock?
Rock made of
compressed
layers of
smaller rock
pieces
What is
sedimentary
rock?
Fire rock or
rock formed
from molten
rock that
cools
What is igneous
Rock?
Rock formed when
rock changes form
due to heat, pressure
or chemical changes.
What is
metamorphic
rock?
The shape of
all minerals
What is crystal
shaped or
geometric
shaped?
Three layers of
soil
What is a soil
profile?
Location of the
oldest layer of
soil and the
oldest fossils
What is the
bottom layer?
Special
property of
magnetite
What is
magnetic?
The most
common mineral
on earth
What is
quartz?