| A | B |
| Volcanoes form this type of rock | igneous rock |
| This animal would be least likely to form a fossil | jellyfish |
| Tiny crystals in a rock means this is inside | minerals are inside |
| This will NOT help you identify a mineral | the size of the mineral |
| To identify the name of a mineral, you must know this | the color of the mark the mineral makes |
| This rock breaks up the fastest | rocks that are easy to scratch |
| If a fish fossil is found near where you live it means that land was once where | under water |
| If you want to make an example of a fossil you might | push a shell into clay and pull it out |
| This is NOT true about minerals | Minerals are fossils |
| Fossils help us learn about | life in the past |
| This is the hardest mineral | diamond |
| A rock with a fossil in it was likely formed by this | Formed beneath layers of other rock |
| High temperatures inside Earth form this | melted rock |
| If you place soil and water in a tube, shake it & let it settle, these would be the layers | water, clay, sand, gravel |
| Some fossils are shaped like today's clams. This tells us that.. | clams have been on Earth for a long time |
| This is NOT a type of soil | Minerals are not a type of soil |
| rocks break down to form this | Soil is formed from eroded rocks |
| Scientists use a scratch test to identify these | Minerals are identified with a scratch test |
| Cooled lava forms this type of rock | Igneous rock is cooled lava |
| This part of an animal forms the fossil | Bones form fossils |