WorksheetsRocks and Soil
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All rocks are made up of what?
a)
crystals
b)
one or more minerals
c)
at least 5 kinds of minerals
2.
what is not a trace fossil
a)
skull
b)
nest
c)
footprint
d)
shell
3.
How could a scientist identify a rock?
a)
weight of rock
b)
temperature where it was found
c)
the minerals in the rock
4.
Which rock is formed by heat and pressure?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
5.
The Grand Canyon is an example of what type of rock?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
6.
Weathering is
a)
the movement of rocks from one place to another
b)
the breakdown of rocks
c)
the movement of dirt
7.
How can chemical weathering wear away rocks
a)
acid rain falling
b)
wind blowing against the rock
c)
water flowing over the rock
8.
How does deposition change the earth's surface?
a)
causes earthquakes
b)
building up areas of the surface
c)
destroying parts of the surface
9.
Why do people use sandbags?
a)
to stop an earthquake
b)
to stop erosion
c)
to stop deposition
10.
What does the decomposition return to the soil?
a)
nutrients and minerals
b)
chemicals
c)
sunshine
d)
photosynthesis
11.
Which can form fossils?
a)
living animals and plants
b)
dead animals, plants, shells
c)
skin, hair of animals
12.
If a rock is formed from magma and has large crystals, how did it cool?
a)
very quickly
b)
very slowly
c)
underwater
13.
Erosion is
a)
breaking down rocks into smaller pieces
b)
forming new rocks from others
c)
carrying rock pieces away
14.
What can cause erosion? Pick all that apply
a)
wind
b)
sand
c)
water
d)
rocks
15.
Rocks formed by layers of sediment
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
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