
Rocks, Minerals, and Soils
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3rd Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
-Large grains
-Large spaces between the grains
-Water leaves it quickly
-Feels gritty
What type of soil does this describe?
clay
sand
humus
silt
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
-small grains
-holds water easily
-sticky when wet
-clumpy when dry
What type of soil is this?
silt
clay
humus
sand
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Study the table. Which white mineral could be scratched by a metal nail and might look glassy?
calcite
hornblende
mica
talc
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which soil is made of decayed parts of once living organisms? It is soft, dark, and crumbly.
salt
sulfur
chlorophyll
humus
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I am observing a rock to determine if it is sedimentary or not. What characteristic would I need to look for?
It has a shiny look.
It has rocks cemented together.
It has minerals lined up in bands.
It has fossil remains of animals or plants in it.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of rock does this describe?
-once another type of rock
-created by heat and pressure under the earth
-can have stripes because minerals can be lined up in rows or bands
metamorphic
crystal
sedimentary
igneous
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of rock does this describe?
-could have formed inside the earth from cooled and hardened molten rock
-could have formed from a volcanic eruption and lava cooled and hardened
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
crystal
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