Name the layer of soil that is being described below: Small loose inorganic material that is rich in nutrients due to high amounts of humus. Usually very dark in color.
Top Soil
What is it called when plants or animals break rocks?
biological weathering
Which property involves finding the relationship between the mass and the volume of a mineral?(Mass ➗ Volume)
Density
How do Igneous Rocks form?
Through the melting, cooling and hardening of magma or lava
What is it called when water gets into cracks in a rock and repeatedly freezes and unfreezes breaking the rock over time?
Frost wedging
How do Metamorphic Rocks form?
by the heat and pressure deep underground.
What are the three examples of weathering the include acid that dissolves rock
Carbonic Acid, Lichen and Oxidation
A metamorphic rock → experiences weathering and erosion → compacts and cements→becomes a
Sedimentary Rock
A rock → experiences weathering and erosion → compacts and cements→ becomes a sedimentary rock→ gets taken deep underground → goes through extreme heat and pressure → become a
metamorphic rock
What is Mechanical Weathering?
rock stays the same and is just broken down physically
Which Property involves testing the color of a mineral’s powder by using a porcelain plate?
streak
A rock → experiences weathering and erosion → compacts and cements→ becomes a sedimentary rock→ gets taken deep underground → goes through extreme heat and pressure → become a
metamorphic rock
What do we use to test minerals to identify what type of mineral it is?
Mineral Properties
Which property is the least useful?
color
What is Chemical Weathering?
When rocks change in composition due to acid dissolving the rocks
Name the layer of soil that is being described below: Made up of solid rock. Known as the foundation of soil
Bedrock
Which property involves comparing a mineral to other minerals and objects by scratching them?
hardness
What area of deposition forms from waves moving sand to create a new landform that is in the ocean parallel to the coast?
Barrier Island
Name the layer of soil that is being described below: Made up of partially weathered rock and contains no Humus.
Horizon C: Parent Material
Which property has to do with minerals breaking in a pattern?
cleavage
Name the layer of soil that is being described below: This layer is made up of mostly decomposed or decomposing organic material.
Humus
What are the Characteristics of every Mineral?
Solid, Naturally Occurring, Inorganic, Fixed Composition, and Crystal Structure
What is it called rocks smash against each other and break?
abrasion
Name the layer of soil that is being described below: This layer is very rich in minerals and clay. There is very little humus in this layer.
Subsoil
Which property has to do with minerals breaking randomly?
fracture
How do Sedimentary Rocks form?
Through the weathering, Erosion and Deposition of rocks into sediments. Those sediments then go through Compaction and Cementation to become Sedimentary rocks.
What diagram shows the constant way in which rocks can go through processes to become different rocks?
Rock Cycle
What is the scale that we use to measure the hardness of Minerals?
Mohs hardness Scale
A rock → melts into lava→ Cools and Hardens → becomes
Igneous rock