WorksheetsRocks, Soil, and Minerals
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which soil profile is the most likely to support plant growth?
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Which soil profile is least likely to support plant growth?
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What geological process changes pieces of rocks, minerals, and other material into sedimentary rock?
Compacting and cementing
Cooling
Heat and Pressure
Melting
What series of geological processes can transform sediment into sedimentary rock, sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock, and metamorphic rock into magma?
cooling; heat and Pressure; Melting
compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
melting; heat and pressure; cooling
weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; cooling
Your friend tells you the statue is made of marble. What test could you perform to see if your friend is correct?
Place a drop on water of the statue and see if it evaporates
Rub your hand across the statue and see if it changes colors.
Rub water across the surface of the statue and see if it leaves streaks.
Place a drop on vinegar of the statue and see if it bubbles.
Your friend tells you the statue has a dull luster. What does luster tell you about a mineral?
the color it makes when rubbed against a hard surface
how hard the mineral is
what color the mineral is
how light is reflected from the surface of the mineral
Which property is shown in the diagram?
streak
texture
cleavage
hardness
Which statement best describes all minerals?
All minerals are hard.
All minerals have a crystal structure.
All minerals are metals.
All minerals have a shiny luster.
Which type of rocks forms from a volcano eruption?
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Which type of rocks are formed when particles settle into layers?
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Which type of rocks forms from particles of rocks that are combined by pressure?
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