BJU Science Chapter 8 Test

Hard pieces of the earth's surface are called

• rocks

• fossils

• minerals

Any remaining part of a living thing that died long ago is called a ____.

• fossil

• rock

• mineral

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A solid material in nature that was never alive is called a_________.

• fossil

• mineral

• volcano

Plants grow in the ______.

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The soil layer that has large pieces of rock and contains no humus is called_____.

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

The remains of living things that have died and decayed become_____.

• minerals

• plants

• humus

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is called______.

• soil

• weathering

• decay

An opening in the earth that allows melted rock to come to the surface is called a _______.

• volcano

• mineral

Rocks are classified by how they are ______.

• streaked

• formed

• hardness

When melted rock cools, __________ rock forms.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary