Soil is made of all of these natural materials EXCEPT -

• weathered rock

• dead plants

• dead animal remains

• plastic

The weathering of rocks into small pieces forms what natural resource?

• Minerals

• Water

• Coal

• Soil

A student placed a mixture of sand and topsoil, tiny rocks, small twigs, and some leaves in a cup.

This student has made ________.

• how rocks change over time.

• the life cycles of plants.

• a model of how soil is formed

• a landform

A student exploring the formation of soil put rocks in a plastic jar of water and shook it. Afterwards, there were small pieces of broken rock in the water.

What process in the formation of soil does this model?

• Weathering of earth materials

• Decay of plant matter

• Formation of various minerals

• Mixing of water and air

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This soil is GREAT for growing plants and vegetables.

True or False

• False

• True

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Which word means to to break down rocks into smaller pieces?

• Plant matter

• Weathering

• Decompose

• Trees

This is a picture of ________.

• Humus

• Weathering

• Trees

• Decompose

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Lava from a volcanic eruption can change the Earth’s surface by ______.

• forming new land

• making oceans boil

• pushing hills aside

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Which of the following best describes how earthquakes change the Earth’s surface?

Earthquakes __________.

• throw rocks and ash into the air

• force lava through holes in the ground

• violently move the surface of the earth

• cause clouds to form and rain to fall

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The rock layers pictured here have split and shifted. What most likely caused this change?

• River

• Landslide

• Volcano

• Earthquake

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