Earth Science Unit Assessment

Fossils are found in what type of rock?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• IDK

The test to check for hardnes is called the scratch test.

• False

• True

Igneous rocks are formed when this happens.

• A volcano erupts, lava flows and then cools.

• When sediment is eroded and then deposited on land.

• When heat and pressure is applied to rocks.

Soil is mostly made from ___________________.

• loam

• sand

• clay

• weathered rock

__________________ are what makes a fossil from an animal.

• brain

• skin

• fur

• bones

A fish fossil might form when a fish dies and _______________.

• lava flows over the fish.

• river mud turns into rock.

• is left out in the hot sun.

__________________are plants or animals that lived many years ago that are found inside rocks

• Minerals

• Rocks

• Fossils

Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. You know that this land was once ______________________.

• a tropical island

• a desert

• a forest

• under water

_____________________are the hardest minerals on the planet.

• Diamonds

• Talc

• Quartz

• Granite

_________________is the BEST property to use to identify a type of mineral.

• Hardness

• Color

• Mass

• Streak