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Soil

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What are hard pieces of the earth's surface   Rocks  
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How are rocks classified?   form  
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What is an opening in the earth that allows the hot, melted rock inside to come to the surface ?   volcano  
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What is any part or mark of a living thing that is naturally preserved after it dies?   fossil  
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What are solid materials in nature that were never alive?   minerals  
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What are minerals identified by?   hardness, crystal shape, color and streak  
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The surface of the earth is always ___.   changing  
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The breaking down of rocks is called ___.   weathering  
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_____ are the remains of living things that have died and decayed   Humus  
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What is the layer that is solid, unbroken rock?   Bedrock  
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What is the second layer of soil that does not contain humus?   Subsoil  
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What is the layer of soil where plants grow and contains humus?   Topsoil  
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What forms when layers of sediment are pressed together and harden?   Sedimentary rock  
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What forms when hot, melted rock cools?   Igneous rock  
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What forms when igneous or sedimentary rocks are changed by great heat and pressure?   Metamorphic rock  
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