Rock and Soil Quiz

What is sedimentary rock?

• rock that forms when sediments are pressed together

• material made of very small grains of minerals

• the size of soil particles

• soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth

• decaying plant and animal material in the soil

What is clay?

• soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth

• rock that forms when sediments are pressed together

• decaying plant and animal material in the soil

• the size of soil particles

• material made of very small grains of minerals

What is soil?

• a material made up of tiny pieces of weathered rock

• the size of soil particles

• material made of very small grains of minerals

• rock that forms when sediments are pressed together

• soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth

What is loam?

• soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth

• material made of very small grains of minerals

• the size of soil particles

• decaying plant and animal material in the soil

• rock that forms when sediments are pressed together

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What does soil texture refer to?

• decaying plant and animal material in the soil

• rock that forms when sediments are pressed together

• soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth

• material made of very small grains of minerals

• the size of soil particles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is a fossil?

• the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago

• material made of very small grains of minerals

• the size of soil particles

• rock that forms when sediments are pressed together

• soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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What is humus?

• decaying plant and animal material in the soil

• rock that forms when sediments are pressed together

• the size of soil particles

• material made of very small grains of minerals

• soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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