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WorksheetsRocks Minerals and Soil
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 46mins
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Class
Date
1.
Soil is made of
a)
Glass, water, and minerals.
b)
Metals, minerals, and rocks.
c)
Rock, minerals, and decayed matter.
2.
Sedimentary rock forms
a)
When meteors fall to the earth.
b)
When magma cools.
c)
In layers.
d)
In the core of the earth.
3.
Which is true about a thick layer of topsoil?
a)
It is rich in humus.
b)
It is rich in acidic chemicals.
c)
It is NOT good for growing plants.
d)
It does not contain minerals.
4.
Which is formed when magma cools and hardens?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Molten Rock
5.
Which is a resource that is used to grow plants?
a)
Rocks
b)
Oil
c)
Fossils
d)
Soil
6.
Which is true about ALL minerals?
a)
They can be identified by their properties.
b)
They can be identified based on color only.
c)
They have the same texture.
d)
They are the same size and shape.
7.
Which of the following helps to form soil?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Weathering
c)
Pollution
d)
Fossils
8.
A handful of soil has a reddish color and holds a lot of water. It is most likely
a)
Clay
b)
Loam
c)
Silt
d)
Humus
9.
Luster is a property that helps identify minerals. What tool would be helpful to determine if a mineral has luster?
a)
Nail
b)
Flashlight
c)
Penny
d)
Ceramic Tile
10.
Which of the following types of soil is composed of decaying parts of organisms and is often used to plant house plants?
a)
Clay
b)
Sand
c)
Humus
d)
Silt
11.
Which of the following types of soil is composed of decaying parts of organisms and is often used to plant house plants?
a)
Clay
b)
Sand
c)
Humus
d)
Silt
12.
pieces of sediments that have been pressed together
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
13.
melted rock that has cooled and hardened
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
14.
rock and minerals that changed over time
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
15.
may contain fossils
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
16.
glassy and grainy
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
17.
rows or bands of pressed minerals
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
18.
Fossils of many fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?
a)
the fish were dropped there by flying birds
b)
this land was once under the ocean
c)
farmers fed the fish to the cows
d)
fish used to live on land
19.
Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?
a)
fur
b)
lung
c)
bone
d)
muscle
20.
Why do bones and teeth remain as part of some fossils?
a)
they are white
b)
bones are large
c)
the parts are hard
d)
bones decay easily
21.
These are dinosaur footprints. What type of fossil is this?
a)
trace
b)
cast
c)
mold
d)
amber
22.
How do scientist identify minerals?
a)
They guess what they are
b)
They check the hardness and streak of the mineral
c)
They look at the color ONLY
d)
They check the heaviness or weight of the mineral
23.
When water washes away a hillside, what process is occurring?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
24.
Which statement below is true?
a)
Rocks are harder than minerals.
b)
Minerals can't make rocks.
c)
Rocks can't make minerals.
d)
Rocks are more colorful than minerals.
25.
How can a sedimentary rock change into a metamorphic rock?
a)
It must be weathered and eroded.
b)
It must change by getting placed in a volcano.
c)
It must be melted.
d)
It must go through a change because of extreme heat and pressure.
26.
What can be many colors, doesn't drain well, and has tiny grains that you can't see or feel?
a)
rocks and minerals
b)
sediment
c)
sand
d)
clay
27.
What is made of big grains that you can see and feel, drains water very well, and can be found all over the Earth?
a)
sediment
b)
sand
c)
clay
d)
silt
28.
What is made of one substance but can be MANY different colors, found inside the Earth and has never been alive?
a)
sand
b)
rocks
c)
minerals
d)
clay
29.
What is a fossil?
a)
The skeleton of an animal
b)
The remains of an organism that lived long ago and is now a rock
c)
A bone found outside
d)
A piece of sediment
30.
Jeff made some observations about a mineral. It was rough with sharp edges. What did Jeff observe?
a)
Color and Texture
b)
Texture and Shape
c)
Hardness and Color
d)
Shape and Hardness
31.
Solid, gray, shiny, and made of all the same material
What is the best category for this sample?
What is the best category for this sample?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Mineral
32.
On the Moh's Hardness Scale, a Diamond is rated 10 and Talc is 1. Which of the following is statement is true?
a)
Talc is not a mineral
b)
Diamond is the softest mineral
c)
Diamond and Talc are the same color
d)
Diamond will scratch Talc
33.
Based on the Rock Cycle; what causes sedimentary or igneous rock to turn into metamorphic?
a)
melting and magma
b)
heat and pressure deep underground
c)
weathering and erosion on Earth's surface
d)
all of the above
34.
Based on the Rock Cycle; what causes a metamorphic or igneous rock to a turn into sedimentary rock?
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting in magma
c)
weathering and erosion on the Earth's surface
d)
All of the above
35.
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
scratch
d)
hardness
36.
a)
Fluorite
b)
Talk and Calcite
c)
Talc
d)
none of the above
37.
a)
Gold
b)
Hematite
c)
Pyrite
d)
Galena
38.
A mineral's ________tells you how hard or easy it is to scratch.
a)
hardness
b)
solid
c)
luster
d)
soil horizon
39.
Every _______ is made up of minerals.
a)
rock
b)
stone
c)
soil
d)
dead plant
40.
Soil with grains of rock that you can see with your eyes is __________.
a)
rock
b)
clay
c)
sand
d)
organic
41.
Scientists use physical properties of minerals such as color, shape, luster, smell, magnetism, and texture to identify them.
a)
False
b)
True
42.
What is the Scale of Hardness called?
a)
Rae's Scale
b)
The Hardness Scale
c)
The Mohs Scale
d)
The Hands Scale
43.
Why is it better to identify a mineral by its hardness than by its color?
a)
Because they are all hard
b)
Because they all contain quartz.
c)
Because they are all made of minerals.
d)
Because many mineral may have the same color.
44.
What are rocks made up of out of nature?
a)
grass
b)
pebbles
c)
minerals
45.
Which is true of a rock?
a)
A rock is a type of mineral
b)
A rock may contain no minerals
c)
A rock is always made of at least one mineral
d)
A rock is always made of two or more minerals
46.
Many plants cannot grow in sandy soil. Why is this true?
a)
Sandy soil does not hold enough water.
b)
Air cannot pass through sandy soil.
c)
Roots cannot easily push through sandy soil.
d)
Sandy soil has too many nutrients.
47.
Wind blowing dirt and sand through the air is an example of...
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
48.
Water gets into the cracks of rock and freezes, causing the rock to break. What is this an example of?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
49.
Soil is made of
a)
weathered rocks and minerals
b)
dead plants and animals
c)
air and water
d)
all of the above
50.
When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
humus
51.
What is the hardest mineral there is?
a)
Calcite
b)
Feldspar
c)
Quartz
d)
Diamond
52.
Using the hardness scale that scientist use to test minerals, what does 1 stand for?
a)
Softest
b)
Hardest
c)
Biggest
d)
Smallest
53.
A person who studies rocks is called_________.
a)
Geometrist
b)
Geologist
c)
Rockologist
54.
What is this picture of the Grand Canyon an example of?
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Fossils
d)
River
55.
Which animal is most like this fossil?
a)
Snail
b)
Oyster
c)
Bee
d)
Dragon Fly
56.
Rocks that have been changed by intense heat and/or pressure are called _______________ rocks.
a)
sedimentary
b)
compound
c)
igneous
d)
metamorphic
57.
The most common type of rock at the Earth's surface is
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
plant-based
58.
Limestone can form when water evaporates and leaves behind the minerals that form it. Limestone is
a)
an igneous rock
b)
a parent rock
c)
a metamorphic rock
d)
a sedimentary rock
59.
The remains or traces of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is
a)
sediment
b)
magma
c)
foliation
d)
fossil
60.
People use rock for all of the following reasons except
a)
building of houses
b)
material for clothing
c)
carving of statues
d)
sources for metals
61.
If a melted rock were to cool very quickly, where would it most likely have been located when it cooled?
a)
deep beneath the earth's surface
b)
on top of the earth's surface
c)
any place, anywhere
d)
inside the earth
62.
What do most igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock have in common?
a)
they are formed from molten materials
b)
they are produced by heat and pressure
c)
they are composed of minerals
d)
They exhibit crystals, banding and distinct layers
63.
Which mineral property is illustrated by the peeling of Muscovite mica into thin, flat sheets
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
hardness
d)
cleavage
64.
Most igneous rock form by which process?
a)
melting and solidification
b)
porosity
c)
permeability
d)
number of fossils present
65.
Gravity, ice, wind, and water are agents of
a)
runoff
b)
erosion
c)
abrasion
d)
deflation
66.
Canyons are formed by the erosional processes of
a)
ice
b)
streams
c)
gravity
d)
wind
67.
All of the following can weather rock except
a)
animals
b)
sunlight
c)
plants
d)
freezing and thawing
68.
What is main component of soil
a)
humus
b)
water
c)
air
d)
rock particles
69.
What do we call decomposed organic material found in soil?
a)
creep
b)
humus
c)
bedrock
d)
soil horizon
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