D U L I N

All Rocks are made up of what?

Minerals

A mineral is a substance found in _____________ that

is not a plant or an animal.

Nature

Some rock forms when it cools and hardens below the

Earth’s what?

Surface

A rock was formed on earth’s surface and is smooth.What type of rock is it?

Igneous

Name two things that help make up sedimentary rocks

Soil, mud, and rock at the bottom of oceans, lakes, streams, and rivers.

What rock is made up of shells, skeletons, of sea

animals, and hardened parts of sea plants? (Obsidian,

Granite, or Limestone)

Limestone

A physical feature of the Earth’s land like a plain,

mountain, or plateau is known as what?

A landform

Which landform is generally low, flat land?

A plain

An area of land lying between hills or mountains is a(n)

_______________.

Valley

True or FalseA flat area of land that rises

above the land it surrounds is a plain.

False

What is the process that causes rocks on earth’s

surface to crumble, crack, and break?

Weathering

Rocks are broken apart by frozen water and (sedimentary

or plant roots) that get into spaces in the rock.

Plant Roots

Rocks that are formed of bits and pieces of matter that have settled to the bottom of water

are what type of rocks?

Sedimentary

What type of rock forms from cooled magma?

Igneous

What types of rocks have been changed by

underground pressure or heat?

Metamorphic

Name two types of rocks we discussed.

Answers may vary. Teacher’s disgression.

What are some of the characteristics of topsoil?

Plants and animals, dead plants and animals, humus

What are the characteristics of Solid Rock?

It is made of rock only.

What can help prevent erosion; plants, dogs, or wind?

plants

What is a flat area of land that rises above its surroundings.

A Plateau.

What can cause the weathering of a rock?

Wind, Ice, chemicals, temperature change, water, and plant roots.

Why is soil different in Ohio and Florida?

Amount of sand in the soil.Types of dead plants and animals.

Amount of water in the soil.

What is the process that causes rocks to crumble,

crack, and break?

Weathering

Which retains more water topsoil or sandy soil?

topsoil

Which career would be most concerned with erosion?

Farmer, Fire fighter, Teacher

Farmer

FINAL DULIN

In which rock, do most caves form?