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WorksheetsMinerals, Rocks, and Soil
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is a mineral?
Melted rock
Sediments pressed and cemented together
Natural, nonliving substance that makes up rock
Different types of rocks pressed together
Which of the following are ALL properties of minerals?
Color, hardness, luster, smoothness
Color, agility, luster, smoothness
Color, hardness, luster, pigments
Color, luster, hardness, streak
What is the softest mineral?
Talc
Diamond
Quartz
Topaz
What is the mineral's ability to scratch another mineral?
Color
Streak
Hardness
Luster
What is the way light bounces off a mineral?
Color
Hardness
Luster
Streak
What is the hardest mineral?
Talc
Diamond
Topaz
Quartz
Which type of rock is melted rock?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Sandstone
Which type of rock is made of sediments pressed and cemented together?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Sandstone
Which type of rock is formed from other rocks by extreme heat and pressure?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Sandstone
Which of the following is NOT an example of an igneous rock?
Obsidian
Basalt
Sandstone
Granite
Which of the following is an example of a sedimentary rock?
Granite
Basalt
Marble
Sandstone
Which of the following is NOT an example of a metamorphic rock?
Gneiss
Obsidian
Marble
Quartzite
Which of the following horizons is topsoil?
A
O
C
B
Which of the following is the type of soil for B Horizon?
Topsoil
Subsoil
Bedrock
Weathered Bedrock
Which of the following is the bottom layer of the soil horizons?
Topsoil
Subsoil
Weathered Bedrock
Bedrock
Which type of soil holds the most nutrients?
Sand
Topsoil
Clay
Rock
Which type of soil holds the least amount of nutrients?
Topsoil
Sand
Clay
Rock
What is the C Horizon made of?
Topsoil
Subsoil
Weathered Bedrock
Bedrock
Which of the following is NOT a way soil forms?
Time
Climate
Water
Living Organisms
Which of the following is NOT an element soil is made of?
Oxygen
Iron
Aluminum
Hydrogen
