WorksheetsRocks and Soils
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Slate is an impermeable rock. This means that
a)
It does not let water pass through it.
b)
It is rough to touch.
c)
It allows water to pass through it.
d)
It is very hard.
2.
Fossils are found in which type of rock?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
3.
Which rock is formed when lava cools?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
4.
Fossils are formed when...
a)
Lava traps an animal
b)
When a living organism gets trapped in layers of rock
c)
When animals fall into holes in rocks
5.
Soils is made of...
a)
Organic Matter
b)
Sand
c)
Rocks
d)
Water
e)
A mixture of all of these
6.
Chalk is used for artwork because of it's
a)
Hardness
b)
Softness
c)
Permeability
d)
Pretty colours
7.
Which rock could be a sedimentary rock?
a)
b)
c)
d)
8.
The earth is made up of mostly ...
a)
sand
b)
fossils and soil
c)
rocks
d)
grass
9.
Rocks come in many different characteristics like...
a)
color
b)
shape
c)
texture
d)
all of these
10.
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
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