Earth Materials Review

Sample #1 for soil type is ____?

• sand
• loam
• clay

Sample #2 for soil color is ____?

• tan
• red
• brown

Sample #3 for soil texture is _____?

• smooth
• powdery
• gritty

What caused the erosion of this sand to form dunes?

• water
• ice
• wind
• silt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5. Which is NOT a property of a mineral?

• hardness
• color
• luster
• temperature

6. A solid, formed in nature, and has never been alive is called a ____________.

• rock
• streak
• mineral
• hardness

7. What is the process that moves pieces of rock and soil?

• erosion
• delta
• river
• weathering

8. A ____ is made of one or more minerals.

• rock
• fossil
• mineral
• sand

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

9. ______ is made up of broken down rocks, minerals, water and the remains of once living things.

• soil
• rocks
• clay
• mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

10. One way to compare rocks is to see how it feels when you touch it. When we do this, we are finding the __________.

• color
• luster
• texture
• hardness

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3