Rocks and Soils

Slate is an impermeable rock. This means that

• It does not let water pass through it.

• It is rough to touch.

• It allows water to pass through it.

• It is very hard.

Fossils are found in which type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Which rock is formed when lava cools?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Fossils are formed when...

• Lava traps an animal

• When a living organism gets trapped in layers of rock

• When animals fall into holes in rocks

Soils is made of...

• Organic Matter

• Sand

• Rocks

• Water

• A mixture of all of these

Chalk is used for artwork because of it's

• Hardness

• Softness

• Permeability

• Pretty colours

Which rock could be a sedimentary rock?

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The earth is made up of mostly ...

• sand
• fossils and soil
• rocks
• grass

Rocks come in many different characteristics like...

• color
• shape
• texture
• all of these

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A person who studies the properties of rocks to tell how the rocks may have been formed are ____________.

• mineralists
• geologists
• rock stars
• rockologists