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WorksheetsRocks, Minerals, Fosslis, and Soils Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What do we call when a rock or soil is moved from one place to another?
erosion
weathering
breaking of rocks
Moe's scale
True or False Soil is a natural resource that we find on Earth.
true
false
True or False Clay allows water to flow through it very fast.
True
False
What is humus made up of?
rock
metamorphic
dead plants and animals
sand
True or False Loam is the best soil to grow plants.
True
False
This kind of rock is made when molten lava is cooled and hardened.
Metamorphic
sedimentary
sand
Igneous
This is the hardest mineral on the Moe's hardness scale.
Calcite
Diamond
Talc
quartz
This is the softest mineral on the Moe's hardness scale.
Talc
Diamond
Calcite
Dawn
These are preserved remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.
Sand
Rocks
Fossils
Leaves
What do we call when a rock is broken down by wind or water?
Erosion
Weathering
Sand
Humus
True or False Scientist can not use fossils to show how life has changed over time.
True
False
True or False There could be more than one mineral in a rock.
True
False
Clay, sand, and loam are all types of _________.
rocks
sand
minerals
solis
Sean wants to compare the particle sizes from sand and clay. What tool would he most likely use?
Hand Lens
Flashlight
Thermometer
Scale
Where is soil found?
Everywhere
just in the mountains
just in Georgia
Just in Mr. Agard's yard
How does clay look and feel?
Big and rough
Small and rough
Small and soft
Big and smooth
This rock is made with heat and pressure.
Sand
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
This type of rock is made with pieces of sediment that are pressed over time into layers.
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Humus
What is loam made up of?
Just dead plants and animals
A mixture of sand, clay, and humus
sand and humus
just dirt
What soil has the smallest particle size?
sand
loam
clay
boulders
What type of rock would you most likely find fossils?
Metamorphic
sand
Igneous
sedimentary
What are the three layers of soil in order from the top to the bottom?
Topsoil, bedrock, and subsoil
Topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock
sand, humus, and loam
bedrock, sand, topsoil
What in the soil makes it red?
iron
food coloring
clay
crayrons
What do we call a scientist that studies fossils?
Cardiologist
Doctor
Bill Nye
Paleontologist
What do we call the scale that measures the hardness of a rock?
Moe's Scale
The Hardness Scale
The rock Scale
Mr. Agard's Scale
