Rock and Soil

What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?

• A rock is a type of mineral.

• A rock is formed by weathering and erosion.

• A rock is organic in nature.

• A rock is made up of minerals.

What are the three main types of rocks?

• granite, basalt, and obsidian

• limestone, sandstone, and shale

• marble, slate, and quartzite

• igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• Volcanic activity and lava flow.

• Tectonic plate movement and mountain building.

• Melting and solidification of magma.

• Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation.

What is the process of weathering?

• Breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals through exposure to the atmosphere, water, and biological organisms.

• The process of rocks forming from magma

• Chemical reactions between rocks and air

• Erosion caused by wind and water

What is erosion?

• The process of building up soil, rock, or other materials through the action of wind, water, or ice.

• The process of destroying completing any soil, rock, or other materials through the action of wind, water, or ice so that it will be completing gone.

• The process of moving away or displacing soil, rock, or other materials through the action of wind, water, or ice.

• The process of transforming soil, rock, or other materials through the action of wind, water, or ice.

What are the layers of soil called?

• levels

• strata

• beds

• frosting

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, while erosion is the transportation and removal of the weathered materials.

• Weathering is the process of forming rocks, while erosion is the process of breaking them down.

• Weathering is the transportation and removal of weathered materials, while erosion is the breaking down of rocks.

• Weathering and erosion are the same process.

What is the rock cycle?

• The rock cycle is a type of exercise routine involving lifting rocks.

• The rock cycle is a popular rock band from the 1980s.

• The rock cycle is a geological event where rocks spontaneously combust and turn into lava.

• The rock cycle is a continuous process that describes how rocks are formed, changed, and recycled over time.

What are the properties of minerals?

• liquid, man-made, organic, indefinite chemical composition, random atomic arrangement, and variable physical properties

• gas, naturally occurring, organic, definite chemical composition, ordered atomic arrangement, and characteristic physical properties

• solid, man-made, inorganic, indefinite chemical composition, random atomic arrangement, and variable physical properties

• solid, naturally occurring, inorganic, definite chemical composition, ordered atomic arrangement, and characteristic physical properties

How are igneous rocks formed?

• Igneous rocks are formed by the compression of organic matter.

• Igneous rocks are formed by erosion and sedimentation.

• Molten rock, or magma, cools and solidifies.

• Igneous rocks are formed by the evaporation of water.