Rocks
Minerals
Soil
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100
What rock property looks at the size of the bits of minerals in each rock? a. color b. luster c. texture d. heaviness
c. texture
100
What mineral is used to make salt? a. halite b. quartz c. fluorite d. graphite
a. halite
100
It covers most of th eland on Earth. It is made up of bits of rock and dead plant and animal matter. It is a home to earthworms. What is it?
soil
100
Where do the nutrients in the soil mainly come from? a. rainfall b. running water c. living plants and animals d. decay of plants and animals
d. decay of plants and animals
200
How is metamorphic rock formed?
Heat, pressure, or both change minerals into metamorphic rock.
200
What ways can you identify a mineral? a. hardness, size b. streak, shape c. color, luster d. streak, hardness
c. color, luster
200
It is a kind of soil. Plants grow well in it. It holds lots of water. It is a mixture. What is it?
loam
200
Which layer of rock will the oldest fossils be found? a. bottom layer b. top layer c. middle layer
a. bottom layer
300
How is sedimentary rock formed?
Rocky matter settles to the bottom of rivers, lackes, and oceans. Over thousands of years, pressure presses these layers together and forms sedimentary rock.
300
What two ways have you used minerals today? a. putting salt on food, brushing your teeth b. brushing your teeth, combing your hair c. writing with a pencil, walking to school d. eating vegetables, skipping down the stree
a. putting salt on food, brushing your teeth
300
When they die, plants and animals do this. it means to break down into bits. What is it?
decay
300
Which is NOT one of the phases of the rock cycle? a. weathering and erosion b. heat and pressure c. melting and cooling d. decaying
d. decaying
400
How is metamorphic rock formed?
It forms through a red hot mixture of melted minerals and gases.
400
What is a mineral? a. pieces of rocks b. pieces of soil c. the most common solid material found on earth d. the most uncommon solid material found on earth
c. the most common solid material found on earth
400
It is a material that plants take from soil. It helps plants grow. It might come from a mineral or decaying plants and animals. What is it?
nutrient
400
What are the three rock types?
metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous
500
It is solid and nonliving. It comes one or more minerals. It can be placed in one of three main groups. What is it?
a rock
500
It is a natural material. It has never been living. Every rock contains at least one. What is it?
a mineral
500
What is the top layer of soil called? a. bedrock b. subsoil c. topsoil d. loam
c. topsoil
500
Which type of rock can form in volcanoes?
igneous
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