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Rocks, Minerals, and Soils

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______________ in soil has many nutrients and comes from the decayed remains of plants and animals.

a)

Humus

b)

Clay

c)

Dirt

d)

Sand

2.

What is the only thing on earth that can scratch a diamond?

a)

a bulldozer

b)

another diamond

c)

a fingernail

d)

a nail

3.

What is it called when we say a rock is shiny?

a)

color

b)

hardness

c)

luster

d)

streak

4.

Which layer of soil contains large rocks that have not been weathered yet?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

dirt

d)

bedrock

5.

Which kind of rock is formed from heat and pressure?

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

rock and roll

6.

How does soil help the trees?

a)

it grows leaves for them

b)

it gives nutrients to the trees

c)

it blows in the wind

d)

it catches dead leaves

7.

Which rocks come from volcanoes?

a)

metamorphic rocks

b)

sedimentary rocks

c)

igneous rocks

d)

bedrocks

8.

which layer of soil is improved when we put out compost?

a)

bedrock

b)

subsoil

c)

dirt

d)

topsoil

9.

Which soil has small grains, holds lots of water, and is very sticky when wet?

a)

clay

b)

sand

c)

silt

d)

dirt

10.

All rocks are made of ____________________.

a)

dirt

b)

minerals

c)

soil

d)

igneous

11.

This soil is soft and crumbly. It is made up of decayed plants and animals.

a)

sand

b)

silt

c)

humus

d)

clay

12.

What is the color left behind when a mineral is scratched across a surface?

a)

luster

b)

color

c)

hardness

d)

streak

13.

Which soil layer has lots of humus, and is good for growing plants?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

d)

undersea

14.

A mineral's hardness, color, luster, and streak are examples of its _______________________.

a)

shape

b)

proprties

c)

size

d)

group

15.

This soil has large, gritty pieces, and it will NOT hold water easily.

a)

clay

b)

dirt

c)

sand

d)

humus

16.

__________________________ rocks form in layers.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Flintstone

d)

Sedimentary

17.

This soil has large grains with lots of humus. It is dark and rich soil for plants.

a)

loam

b)

silt

c)

sand

d)

clay

18.

A rock has fossils of ocean plants and seashells in it. Where was this rock probably found?

a)

in a volcanoe

b)

at the bottom of the sea

c)

in your backyard

d)

in outer space

19.

This soil has tiny pieces, smaller than sand. It feels like a soft powder.

a)

loam

b)

sand

c)

silt

d)

humus

20.

What do we call a mineral's ability to resist scratching?

a)

color

b)

streak

c)

luster

d)

hardness