Soil Quiz

What is sand? Sand is rock that has been _____1_____ into tiny pieces. These pieces of rock are small enough to be shaken through a wire screen. The little grains of sand _____2_____ just like grains of sugar.

• curled

• broken

• tagged

• framed

What is sand? Sand is rock that has been _____1_____ into tiny pieces. These pieces of rock are small enough to be shaken through a wire screen. The little grains of sand _____2_____ just like grains of sugar.

• look

• lean

• melt

• taste

It takes thousands of _____3_____ for rocks to become sand. Wind, rain, and freezing water cause rocks to break up. Moving streams of water in lakes and rivers cause bits of rocks to become loose. Strong ocean waves _____4_____ away rocks by rolling over them and beating against them.

• orders

• games

• miles

• years

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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It takes thousands of _____3_____ for rocks to become sand. Wind, rain, and freezing water cause rocks to break up. Moving streams of water in lakes and rivers cause bits of rocks to become loose. Strong ocean waves _____4_____ away rocks by rolling over them and beating against them.

• roast

• lock

• wear

• hug

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Sand is found all over the Earth. Some sand is found in the ground right around us. Much of the sand often lies at the _____5_____ of seas and lakes. It is rolled along the bottoms of rivers and sometimes spreads over the river banks. Beautiful white sand covers beaches along the shores of oceans. Deserts are _____6_____ places covered with sand.

• tape

• tips

• bottoms

• currents

Sand is found all over the Earth. Some sand is found in the ground right around us. Much of the sand often lies at the _____5_____ of seas and lakes. It is rolled along the bottoms of rivers and sometimes spreads over the river banks. Beautiful white sand covers beaches along the shores of oceans. Deserts are _____6_____ places covered with sand.

• wet

• dry

• rainy

• foggy

Larger, open patches of sand on deserts and beaches are often blown around by the ______7_______. The sand is blown into huge piles called dunes. These sand dunes keep moving and changing as the wind ______8_______ on them.

• wind

• birds

• moon

• sun

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Larger, open patches of sand on deserts and beaches are often blown around by the ______7_______. The sand is blown into huge piles called dunes. These sand dunes keep moving and changing as the wind ______8_______ on them.

• shines

• soakes

• spills

• blows

Sand has some ______9_____ uses. It is used in making glass. Roads and sidewalks are partly made out of sand. When sand is pasted on paper it makes sandpaper. When sand is blown through a hose, it can even clean the fronts of stone or brick ______10_______

• ugly

• silly

• important

• interesting

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Sand has some ______9_____ uses. It is used in making glass. Roads and sidewalks are partly made out of sand. When sand is pasted on paper it makes sandpaper. When sand is blown through a hose, it can even clean the fronts of stone or brick ______10_______

• marshes

• buildings

• jungles

• tents