Rocks and Soils Hangman

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Play with a partner. Guess a letter: if it is in the word, write it in the blanks; if not, draw the next part of the hangman.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

1.

Hint: A transparent piece of ___ that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

2.

Hint: Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

3.

Hint: Shiny yellow metal used in jewelry

4.

Hint: Water soaked soil

5.

Hint: Tiny grains found on beaches

6.

Hint: The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

7.

Hint: A soft whitish calcite

8.

Hint: A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure