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Grade 3 - Science- Chapter 5 Rocks, Minerals, and Soil
Rocks, Minerals, and Soil
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3rd Grade
02/28/2016

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What are minerals?
Definition
a substance found in nature that is not a plant or an animal
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All rocks are made from ________________.
Definition
minerals
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There are ______ types of rocks.
Definition
three
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How are igneous rocks formed?
Definition
form when melted rock cools and hardens / fire-made
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What are sedimentary rocks?
Definition
form when sand, mud, and pepples at the bottome of rivers, lakes, and oceans pile up, press together, and cement into solid rock.
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What are metamorphic rocks?
Definition
rock that has changed form through squeezing and heating
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What is soil?
Definition
made of living and non-living things. It is made of many different materials such as small rocks, sand, minerals, and clay.
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What is humus?
Definition
a material that was once living or was formed by a living thing and adds nutrients to the soil.
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What is topsoil?
Definition
the top layer and has a lot of humus and material, and it can hold a lot of water
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What are the three types of rocks?
Definition
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
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