Chapter 8 Science Study Guide

Match the following

• Geologist

• A mineral

• Are made of minerals

• Rocks

• Is a non-living, natural substance

• A scientist who studies what the earth is made of

What kind of rock is formed from layers of rock and other materials that pile up, stick to each other, and harden over time?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What kind of rock is formed when magma or lava cools and hardens?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What kind of rock is formed when heat and pressure are applied to sedimentary or igneous rocks?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

Match the type of rock with the examples.

• Shale, sandstone, and limestone

• Metamorphic Rock

• Granite, basalt, and obsidian

• Sedimentary Rock

• Marble, slate, gneiss

• Igneous Rock

Match the following

• the place where the land meets the ocean

• landforms

• height of land rising above sea level

• soil

• decaying plant & animal matter

• coastline

• made of rocks,minerals,humus,water, &air

• elevation

• features of earth's surface such as lake

• humus

Match the examples with the vocabulary word

• jewelry, buildings, statues, video games

• soils

• crops, pastures, roads

• rivers

• food, water, transportation

• plains

• planting, clay pots, cement

• rocks and minerals

People can use ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   in many different ways

• resources
• landforms
• rocks
• humus