WorksheetsStandard 3 Rocks and Soil Test A
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which statement BEST describes rocks and minerals?
Rocks are soft and minerals are hard.
Rocks are large and minerals are small.
Rocks are made of mixtures of different minerals.
Rocks break into different minerals because of weathering.
A black rock has a glass-like appearance and no air holes or layers. Which type of rock is the black rock?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Pumice
Sandstone
Which rock can be correctly added to List 3?
Granite
Shale
Schist
Basalt
Which type of rock is made of many particles cemented together?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Mineral
Sedimentary
A student wants to classify the rock shown. Which information from the table is the MOST helpful to the student?
"from the heat and pressure on existing rocks"
"from sediments being cemented together"
"dull surface, usually found in thick layers."
"composed of crystals that can be large or small"
Which statement describes an example of weathering?
Strong winds blow soil off of a farmer's field.
Water or plant roots break rocks into smaller pieces.
Wet soil slides down a hillside after a summer rainstorm.
A fast-moving river current carries rocks downstream.
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?
Condensing
Eroding
Evaporating
Weathering
Which sentence correctly describes the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering is the wearing down of rocks, and erosion is the movement of Earth's materials.
Weathering is the movement of Earth materials, and erosion is the wearing down of rocks.
Weathering is the cementing of rocks together, and erosion is the breaking down of soils.
Weathering is the breaking down of soils, and erosion is the cementing of rocks together.
Which word BEST completes the diagram?
Sedimentation
Erosion
Magma
Freezing
Soil is made of living, non-living and once-living components. Which of the following is a non-living component of soil?
Worms
Minerals
Tree bark
Dead Organisms
This table of contents is from a book titled Soils. Which chapter most likely has information on the living organisms in soil?
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Which part of this soil sample was once alive?
Fresh water
Decayed leaves
Fine sand
Coarse pebbles
In which layer is a person MOST LIKELY to find living organisms?
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Layer 4
Which word BEST describes the bedrock in this diagram?
Mostly flowers
Mostly dirst
Mostly pieces of rock
Mostly solid rock
What does soil provide that plants need to grow?
Air
Heat
Nutrients
Support
What is MOST LIKELY the reason construction workers plant trees and shrubs on a steep hill but not on a flat area along a roadway?
To beautify the steep hill.
To control the erosion of soil.
To attract interesting animals.
To lower the roadside temperature.
How do plants help to control the erosion of soil?
Plants dry up large areas of soil by removing water from the ground.
Plants attract animals that flatten the soil as they walk over it.
Plants slow down the movement of water over the soil.
Plants increase the mineral content of the soil to weight it down.
Which phrase BEST describes minerals?
Materials with a definite crystal structure.
Large crystals structures with air holes.
Rounded particles cemented together.
Large particles arranged in layers.
Which words BEST describes a feature of metamorphic rocks?
Crystals
Holes
Pebbles
Sand
Which feature do igneous rocks have?
Layers of minerals.
Many visible fossils.
Pebbles and rock pieces.
A glass-like appearance.
Which source would be MOST useful for identifying a shale rock?
A web site about minerals.
A book about sedimentary rocks.
An encyclopedia article about crystals.
A television program about metamorphic rocks.
Which statement describes sandstone?
A mineral with crystals arranged in a repeating pattern.
A metamorphic rock with particles melted together.
An igneous rock with a glass-like surface and no visible particles.
A sedimentary rock with small, round particles cemented together.
How is marble classified?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Mineal
Sedimentary
Which event is an example of weathering?
Heavy rain causing a mudslide
Wind blowing sand across a desert
Growing tree roots cracking open a rock.
Glaciers carrying rocks down a mountain.
Wind and water wear down rocks on Earth's surface. What is this process called?
Condensation
Erosion
Precipitation
Weathering
