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Minerals, Rocks, and Soil

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a mineral?

a)

Melted rock

b)

Sediments pressed and cemented together

c)

Natural, nonliving substance that makes up rock

d)

Different types of rocks pressed together

2.

Which of the following are ALL properties of minerals?

a)

Color, hardness, luster, smoothness

b)

Color, agility, luster, smoothness

c)

Color, hardness, luster, pigments

d)

Color, luster, hardness, streak

3.

What is the softest mineral?

a)

Talc

b)

Diamond

c)

Quartz

d)

Topaz

4.

What is the mineral's ability to scratch another mineral?

a)

Color

b)

Streak

c)

Hardness

d)

Luster

5.

What is the way light bounces off a mineral?

a)

Color

b)

Hardness

c)

Luster

d)

Streak

6.

What is the hardest mineral?

a)

Talc

b)

Diamond

c)

Topaz

d)

Quartz

7.

Which type of rock is melted rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Sandstone

8.

Which type of rock is made of sediments pressed and cemented together?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sandstone

9.

Which type of rock is formed from other rocks by extreme heat and pressure?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sandstone

10.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an igneous rock?

a)

Obsidian

b)

Basalt

c)

Sandstone

d)

Granite

11.

Which of the following is an example of a sedimentary rock?

a)

Granite

b)

Basalt

c)

Marble

d)

Sandstone

12.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a metamorphic rock?

a)

Gneiss

b)

Obsidian

c)

Marble

d)

Quartzite

13.

Which of the following horizons is topsoil?

a)

A

b)

O

c)

C

d)

B

14.

Which of the following is the type of soil for B Horizon?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Subsoil

c)

Bedrock

d)

Weathered Bedrock

15.

Which of the following is the bottom layer of the soil horizons?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Subsoil

c)

Weathered Bedrock

d)

Bedrock

16.

Which type of soil holds the most nutrients?

a)

Sand

b)

Topsoil

c)

Clay

d)

Rock

17.

Which type of soil holds the least amount of nutrients?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Sand

c)

Clay

d)

Rock

18.

What is the C Horizon made of?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Subsoil

c)

Weathered Bedrock

d)

Bedrock

19.

Which of the following is NOT a way soil forms?

a)

Time

b)

Climate

c)

Water

d)

Living Organisms

20.

Which of the following is NOT an element soil is made of?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Iron

c)

Aluminum

d)

Hydrogen