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Understanding the PROPERTIES of minerals helps people to know how to use them.
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The Bible tells us in Genesis 1 that GOD CREATED the earth with dry land and seas.
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Scientists classify (organize) rocks by how they are FORMED.
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Erosion is caused by wind and FLOWING WATER.
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F
A landslide is an example of WEATHERING.
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Adaptation is a characteristic of a living thing that helps the living thing to survive in its environment
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Most fossils formed during the Flood of Noah's day.
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B
Fossils of fish and seashells are found on mountains because millions of years ago the mountains were once part of the ocean floor.
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B
The remains of a living thing that has died and was buried quickly is a __________.
minerals
erosion
fossil
A natural resource that is made up of small bits of broken rock, air spaces, water, and humus is ____________.
soil
erosion
weathering
Rocks are made of one or more _________.
humus
subsoil
minerals
The remains of living things that have died and decayed become ________.
humus
weathering
erosion
The movement of rocks and soil is called ___________.
erosion
fossil
humus
The layer of soil that contains humus and is where plants grow is the _________.
topsoil
weathering
subsoil
Why it is important to conserve (use it wisely) soil?
It is a natural resource that we need for plants to grow!
Gems are minerals that are hard to find. They are called __________ minerals.
precious
both precious and common
common
