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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals Sage Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
Which statement best describes rocks and minerals?
a)
Rocks are soft and minerals are hard.
b)
Rocks are large and minerals are small.
Rocks are large and minerals are small.
Rocks are large and minerals are small.
c)
Rocks are a mixture of different minerals.
d)
Rocks break into minerals because of weathering.
2.
A black rock has a glass-like appearance and no air holes or layers. Which type of rock is the black rock?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Pumice
d)
Sandstone
3.
There are 3 piles of rocks. In pile one there is sandstone and conglomerate. In pile 2 there is obsidian and pumice. In pile 3 there is marble and gneiss. Which rock could be added to pile 3?
a)
Granite
b)
Shale
c)
Schist
d)
Basalt
4.
There are 3 piles of rocks. In pile one there is sandstone and conglomerate. In pile 2 there is obsidian and pumice. In pile 3 there is marble and gneiss. Which rock could be added to pile 2?
a)
Quartzite
b)
Shale
c)
Schist
d)
Basalt
5.
Which type of rock is made of many particles cemented together?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Mineral
d)
Metamorphic
6.
Which statement describes an example of weathering?
a)
Strong winds that blow soil off of a farmers field.
b)
Water or plant roots break rocks into smaller pieces.
c)
Wet soil slides down a hillside after a summer rainstorm.
d)
A fast moving river carries rocks downstream.
7.
During winters in Utah, water enters into road pavement and freezes. This breaks apart the pavement, causing cracks and potholes. This is an example of which action?
a)
Condensing
b)
Eroding
c)
Evaporating
d)
Weathering
8.
Which sentence correctly describes the difference between weathering and erosion?
a)
Weathering is the wearing down of rocks, and erosion is the movement of earth materials.
b)
Weathering is the movement of earth materials, and erosion is the wearing down of rocks.
c)
Weathering is the cementing of rocks together, and erosion is the breaking down of soils.
d)
Weathering is the breaking down of soils, and erosion is the cementing of rocks together.
9.
What word best fits in the blank? Weathering, __________, Deposition, Cementation.
a)
Sedimentation
b)
Erosion
c)
Magma
d)
Freezing
10.
Soil is made of living, non-living, and once-living components. Which of the following is a non-living component of soil?
a)
Worms
b)
Minerals
c)
Tree bark
d)
Dead organisims
11.
What does soil provide that plants need to grow?
a)
Air
b)
Heat
c)
Nutrients
d)
Support
12.
What is the MOST LIKELY reason construction workers plant trees and shrubs on a steep hill but not on a flat area along a roadway?
a)
To beautify the steep hill
b)
To attract interesting animals
c)
To control the erosion of the soil
d)
To lower the roadside temperature
13.
How do plants help to control the erosion of soil?
a)
Plants dry up large areas of soil by removing water from the ground.
b)
Plants attract animals that flatten the soil as they walk over it.
c)
Plants slow down the movement of water over the soil.
d)
Plants increase the mineral content of the soil to weigh it down.
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