Rocks, Minerals, Soils, and Fossils Quiz 2

What is the measure of how difficult it is for a mineral to be scratched?

• streak
• texture
• luster
• hardness

The movement of weathered rock and soil is called

• erosion
• weathering
• deposition
• transportation

A rock is naturally formed from 

• sediment.
• one or more minerals.
• pressure and temperature changes.
• crystals.

Choose the answer that is NOT the reason why plant fossils are not as common as animal fossils.

• Soft parts of plants are easily destroyed as the rock forms.
• Animals have bones, plants have soft parts.
• Plants have hard parts.

What can we NOT learn from fossils?

• What color the organism was
• What the organism ate
• Where the organism lived
• How the organism lived