Rocks and Soil

The appearance, feel, and structure of a substance

• rock

• luster

• texture

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What are the types of soil?

• clay, rock, sand, loam

• loam, salt, luster, soil

• loam, silt, clay, sand

• sand, rock, playdoh, cotton

The top layer of land on the Earth's surface

• rock

• parent material

• bedrock

• soil

What are the 3 types of rocks?

• sedimentary, metamorphic, bedrock

• igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

• luster, texture, hardness

• parent material, bedrock, soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What do you look at to identify a type of rock?

• weight, shine, and color

• shape, soil, cracks, and texture

• color, texture, shape, and size

• size, minerals, and shine

Which type of rock is formed when hot, molten rock crystalizes and soldifies?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Which type of soil is a mixture of sand, clay, and silt?

• Sand

• Clay

• Silt

• Loam

What type of rock is formed by multiple particles making layers on the bottom of bodies of water?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

What is it called when rocks break down in to smaller pieces?

• texture

• bedrock

• weathering

• humus

What are the layers of soil?

• color, texture, shape, and size

• metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary

• sand, clay, silt, and loam

• humus, topsoil, subsoil, parent material, and bedrock