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Basic characteristic of soil

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is an sedimentary rock?

a)

Flint

b)

Limestone

c)

Lava

d)

Slate

2.

What was flint used for in the stone age?

a)

Making weapons

b)

Clothes

c)

Cooking with

d)

Medicine

3.

Where do igneous rocks come from?

a)

Under the sea

b)

Core of the earth

c)

Volcano

d)

The rock shop

4.

When is a rock permeable? When it…

a)

doesn’t absorb water

b)

does absorb water

c)

wears away easily

d)

doesn’t wear away easily

5.

Which of these rocks are impermeable?

a)

Clay

b)

Chalk

c)

Slate

d)

Limestone

6.

Which of these rocks are permeable?

a)

Marble

b)

Slate

c)

Flint

d)

Sandstone

7.

Why is marble used for statues?

a)

Cheap to buy

b)

Attractive

c)

Wears away easily

d)

Permeable

8.

Some rocks wear away through a natural process called what?

a)

Elements

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Erosion

d)

Windsion

9.

Which of these is a manmade rock?

a)

Granite

b)

Flint

c)

Concrete

d)

Marble

10.

What is soil made from?

a)

vegetation and flowers

b)

rocks and worms

c)

rocks and vegetation

d)

rocks and water