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WorksheetsRocks and soil
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The continuous series of change that rocks undergo is known as the _____.
a)
rock cycle
b)
water cycle
c)
hibernation
d)
metamorphisis
2.
Parker was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals. Parker should know that all rocks are made up of _____.
a)
diamonds
b)
minerals
c)
fossils
d)
dirt
3.
What would you use to determine the hardness of a mineral?
a)
color tiles
b)
streak test
c)
Mohs Scale
d)
weight scale
4.
What type of rock forms when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are cemented?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
minerals
d)
metamorphic
5.
Which of the following is a type of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
All of the above
6.
What property of rock is being observed when looking for whether it is shiny?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
streak
d)
color
7.
a solid, natural material that does not come from a living thing
a)
mineral
b)
erosion
c)
soil
8.
rocks formed when any type of rock goes through changes caused by extreme heat and pressure
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
9.
Which of these is NOT an example of igneous rock?
a)
pumice
b)
limestone
c)
pegmatite
d)
granite
10.
Plant rows of trees
contour plowing
Crop rotation
These are all examples of what?
contour plowing
Crop rotation
These are all examples of what?
a)
water conservation
b)
soil conservation
11.
Limestone, sandstone, mudstone, fossils are examples of what type of rock?
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
12.
Which is a definition of erosion?
a)
Where the weathered rock ends up
b)
magma rising in a volcano
c)
The movement of weathered rock
d)
The breaking down of rock
13.
Planting more trees could help solve which problem?
a)
drought
b)
earthquakes
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
14.
a soil mixture of sand, silt, clay, humus, air, and water
a)
humus
b)
loam
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
15.
process of rocks in Earth's crust slowly being broken into smaller pieces
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
landform
16.
process of carrying away weathered bits of rock
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
conservation
17.
the laying down of pieces of rock that have been weathered and eroded
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
conservation
18.
How rough or smooth something is.
a)
Mass
b)
Texture
c)
Solid
d)
Color
19.
What is the bottom layer of a soil profile?
a)
topsoil
b)
organic matter
c)
subsoil
d)
bedrock
20.
Which is an example of a sedimentary rock?
a)
marble
b)
pumice
c)
gneiss
d)
sandstone
21.
Which is a kind of soil?
a)
Sand
b)
Silt
c)
Clay
d)
All of the above
22.
What property of rock is being observed when scratching rock on a ceramic plate?
a)
hardness
b)
luster
c)
texture
d)
streak
23.
A never ending process by which rocks are changed from one type to another.
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
rock cycle
c)
heat and pressure
d)
pressing and cementing
24.
A person who studies the properties of rocks to tell how the rocks may have been formed are ____________.
a)
mineralists
b)
geologists
c)
rock stars
d)
rockologists
25.
A student found a sample of a solid material that was gray, shiny and made of all the same material. What category does this sample best fit?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
mineral
26.
Sandstone, shale, limestone and conglomerate are common rocks in Utah. They form colorful rock formations and canyons. What type of rock are they?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
mineral
27.
Obsidian, granite, and basalt are rocks formed from molten rock that has cooled. What kind of rocks are they?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
fossils
28.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between a rock and a mineral?
a)
Rocks are pure substances; minerals are not.
b)
Rocks are made from minerals.
c)
Minerals are made from rocks.
d)
Rocks and minerals are the same thing.
29.
Which of the following is NOT a way rock is broken down and weathered?
a)
freezing and thawing
b)
plant roots
c)
heat expansion
d)
carried away by wind
30.
What forms after a rock has been weathered over many years?
a)
soil
b)
a stream
c)
valleys
d)
lakes
31.
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.
32.
Organic matter is made of materials that….
a)
Were once living
b)
Were once nonliving
c)
Were once living and nonliving
33.
Mrs. Woolstenhulme is looking for the best soil to plant her flowers. Which soil would you recommend Mrs. Woolstenhulme use?
a)
Sand
b)
Top Soil
c)
Gravel
d)
Clay
34.
Decayed organic material in soil is called______.
a)
Litter
b)
Silt
c)
Humus
d)
Clay
35.
Which of the following is NOT considered to be soil?
a)
Gravel
b)
Sand
c)
Silt
d)
Clay
36.
In which soil type would water have difficulty draining?
a)
Sand
b)
Silt
c)
Clay
37.
Soil is made of
a)
Glass, water, and minerals.
b)
Metals, minerals, and rocks.
c)
Rock, minerals, air, water and decayed matter.
38.
Which is a resource that is used to grow plants?
a)
Rocks
b)
Oil
c)
Fossils
d)
Soil
39.
Which of the following helps to form soil?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Weathering
c)
Pollution
d)
Fossils
40.
____ is the medium sized particle in the subsoil that is smooth and powdery.
a)
clay
b)
silt
c)
sand
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