Quiz Bee!

Where does soil come from?

• Rocks

• Minerals

• Ice

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth that is made up of solid rock?

• Mantle

• Core

• Crust

What kind of rock forms when magma cools and hardens?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

What kind of rock is a limestone?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

Which of these is the change in rock from one form to another?

• Rock cycle

• Weathering

• Erosion

What is known as the natural process that slowly breaks down rocks into tiny pieces?

• Rock cycle

• Weathering

• Erosion

What occurs when oxygen and water chemically reacts with minerals in rocks?

• Hydrolysis

• Oxidation

• Exfoliation

What is the process by which rocks and sediments are moved from one place to another?

• Rock cycle

• Weathering

• Erosion

What physical weathering creates a rounded boulders and dome-like hills?

• Hydrolysis

• Freeze-thaw

• Exfoliation

What do you call the stair-like structures built on the steep sides of hills and mountains?

• Terraces

• Mulching

• Crop rotation