Rocks, Weathering, and Soil (2)

What are rocks made of?

• Minerals

• Fossils

• Vitamins

• Water

Minerals are naturally occuring solid that are ....

• inorganic

• organic

What does "inorganic" mean?

• Unnatural

• Unhealthy

• Not come from or consisting of organisms

• Fake

There is a number of different types of rocks (select all correct answers):

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Metanomic

What are igneous rocks?

• Rocks that form when magma cools and crystallizes.

• Rocks that form when water cools and crystallizes.

• Rocks that form when air cools and crystallizes.

• Rocks that form when snow cools and crystallizes.

What does it mean for rocks to "weather?"

• To change and break down due to physical and chemical processes.

• To change and strengthen due to physical and chemical processes.

• To melt due to physical and chemical processes.

• To form due to physical and chemical processes.

The movement and transportation of the weathered materials by natural agents such as wind, water, or ice is called ....

• fossilization

• erosion

• weathering

• crystallization

A few things may cause weathering (select all correct answers):

• Water

• Acids

• Changes in temperature

• Organisms

What does soil come from?

• Rock

• Fossil

• Sand

• Lava

There is a number of types of soil (select all correct answers):

• Loamy

• Clayey

• Silty

• Sandy