Saving Earth's resources
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Mineral | a natural nonliving substance that makes up rock
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| Igneous Rock | form from melted rock
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| Sedimentary Rock | form from sediments that are cemented or pressed together
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| Relative Age | the age of one thing compared to another
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| Metamorphic Rock | rocks formed from other rocks by extreme heat and pressure
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| Rock Cycle | shows how rocks change from one form to another
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| Resource | materials from Earth that have useful properties
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| Humus | a nonliving plant or animal matter
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| Horizon | soil form in layers called...
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| Soil Profile | shows horizons
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| Topsoil | another name for the A horizon
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| Subsoil | another name for the B horizon
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| Pore Spaces | the spaces between particles of soil
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| Porous | materials with pore spaces
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| Permeability | describes how fast water passes through a porous material
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| Fossil | evidence of an organism that lived long ago
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| Amber | a hard, smooth material
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| Mold | a hollow form with a certain shape
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| Cast | a fossil that is formed or shaped in a mold
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| Imprint | a mark made by pressing
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| Fossil Fuel | an energy source that formed millions of years ago
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| Nonrenewable Resource | a useful material that cannot be replaced easily
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| Renewable Resource | a useful material that is replaced quickly in nature
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