Rocks, Sand and Soil

A boulder is

• a very small rock

• a very large rock

Most rocks are made of many different _____________

• minerals

• soil

• sand

Bits of rocks mixed with matter that once was living

• minerals

• soil

• boulder

Minerals are:

• Living things

• Non living things

All rocks look and feel the same?

• True

• False

Dead plant parts is an example of what soil is made of?

• True

• False

The important component of top soil made up of decayed plants and animals

• Air

• Sand

• Humus

____________ grains are larger than grains of silt or clay

• Clay

• Pebbles

• Sand

Soil is formed by the ________ of rocks

• heating

• breaking down

Animal that lives in soil

• Beaver

• Rabbit

• Earthworm

• Turtle