Week of December 7,
2009
Science
Unit C, Chapter 1: Earth's Resources
Vocabulary:
1. rock: a hard, non-living thing that comes from Earth, contains one or
more minerals
2. soil: loose, top layer of Earth's surface
3. boulder: large rock
4. sand: tiny pieces of rock
5. resource: anything that people use or need
6. natural resource: something found in nature that people use to meet
their needs
7. transportation: ways to move people or things
8. mineral: a hard, non-living substance that comes from nature; can be
a metal or a gemstone