green belt words

Question 1

metamorphic rock

Answer 1

a rock formed from another rock due to heat and pressure deep in earth

Question 2

igneous rock

Answer 2

rock formed from melted and cooled lava

Question 3

sedimentary rock

Answer 3

rock formed from sediments,usually in layers

Question 4

mineral

Answer 4

a naturally occurring solid that is an ingredient for rocks

Question 5

rock

Answer 5

made up of 2 or more minerals

Question 6

cleavage

Answer 6

a property used to describe how a mineral breaks along smooth surfaces

Question 7

hardness

Answer 7

a property of mineral used to describe how easily it can be scratched

Question 8

streak

Answer 8

the color of powder of mineral left when it is rubbed on a streak plate

Question 9

luster

Answer 9

a property of mineral that describes how it reflect light (shiny or dull)

Question 10

pollen

Answer 10

the fine dust like powder that contains the male reproduction cells of seed-bearing plants

Question 11

pollinate

Answer 11

to transfer the pollen from one flower to another fertilizing the flower so the plant can reproduce

Question 12

pistil

Answer 12

the female part of the flower (made up of stigma,style,and ovary)

Question 13

stamen

Answer 13

the male part of the flower (made up of the anther and filament)

Question 14

spore

Answer 14

a seedlike structure that produces a new plant (ferns and mosses)

Question 15

germination

Answer 15

the process by which plants began to grow from a seed or a spore