Soil, Rocks, Minerals, & Fossils | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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rocks and minerals

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Rock that forms when melted rock cools

Igneous Rock

15

What is made up of broken rock, air spaces, water, & humus

Soil

10

How to identify a mineral are: crystal shape, color, streak, and _______?

Hardness

15

When living things have died and decayed they become_________.

Humus

15

Breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.

Weathering

10

The movement of rocks and soil

Erosion

15

Table salt is a _________ mineral.

Common

15

The layer of soil that contains humus and where plants grow?

Topsoil

5

Rocks are made of one or more______.

Minerals

10

The remains of a living thing that has died and was quickly buried is a ________.

Fossil

20

Minerals that are hard to find are ________ minerals.

Precious

15

Erosion is caused by wind and _________.

flowing water

15

Scientists classify rocks by how _______ they are.

Hard

15

Understanding the ______ of minerals helps people know how to use them.

Properties

15

Name this part of the soil.

Topsoil

15