U5.W1.Vocab.MyView.Basic Earth Science Quiz

What are naturally occurring substances that are solid and inorganic, often found in rocks?

• Particles

• Minerals

• Fossils

• Atoms

What term describes small pieces of matter that make up everything in the universe?

• Deposits

• Erosion

• Particles

• Principles

What is the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind or water flow?

• Erosion

• Fossils

• Substance

• Verb

What are remains or impressions of prehistoric organisms preserved in rock?

• Minerals

• Fossils

• Atoms

• Principles

What is the smallest unit of a chemical element that retains its chemical properties?

• Substance

• Atom

• Rock

• Deposit

What do you call something left in one place by a natural process?

• erosion

• deposits

• atoms

• oxygen

What is the name for a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids?

• Rock

• Atom

• Particle

• Fossil