Salt Rocks!

Multiple Choice

If no salt could be found on Earth, what would happen to people and animals?

• They would die.

• They would grow bigger.

• They would not be able to hear well.

• all of the above

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What does Evaporate means?

• small, hard particles

• to change from gas to solid

• to change from liquid to gas

• minerals formed in regular, tight patterns

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Where on land is most salt found?

• in sand

• in lakes

• underground

• on sides of mountains

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What does the word Seasoning means?

• to treat in a special way to prevent spoiling

• something put on sand to add flavor

• a soft metal found in salt

• something put on foods to add flavor

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Why would people long ago put a lot of salt on food?

• It would taste better.

• It would stay warmer.

• It would not spoil so quickly.

• It would prevent animals from eating it.

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Which of these is the meaning of Dissolved?

• two substances completely separated

• completely mixed into a liquid

• to change from liquid to gas

• to treat in a special way to prevent spoiling

Multiple Choice

Salt can be used for ________.

• salting food

• treating poison ivy

• keeping cars from slipping

• all of the above

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When someone says take something “with a grain of salt,” what does that mean?

• It might be scary.

• It can’t be trusted.

• Something is salty.

• You will need more salt.

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Which of these words mean "a solid, natural material that does not come from a plant or animal".

• Mineral

• Grains

• Crystals

• Mine

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What color is salt rock?

• pink

• white

• orange

• all of the above

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Why would people want to take salt out of ocean water?

• so the ocean would not be so salty

• to make more salt for icy roads

• to make fires burn hotter

• so fish could live longer

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What did people hope would happen when they used salt to help make mummies in Egypt about three thousand years ago?

• The person would come back to life.

• It would be easier to bury the person.

• The person could be wrapped more easily.

• The person would rest in peace forever.

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Why was salt so expensive long ago?

• Salt was hard to get in many places.

• There was less salt in the oceans.

• No one knew where any salt was.

• Salt was only in the oceans.

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What does sodium mean?

• to change from liquid to gas

• a soft metal found in salt

• to build up pressure

• small, hard particles

Open Ended

Why are there labels on food explaining how much salt, or sodium, is in the food?