Rocks
Rock What Rocks Does It Scratch What Rocks Scratches It
1 2,3,4 -
2 3 4,1
3 - 1,2,4
4 2,3 1
Rock 1
Name one way metamorphic rocks are used.
What is in buildings or as gemstones.
The grains of three types of soil were observed with a microscope. Which sentence about the soil grains is correct?
a. The grains in loam are both large and small.
b. The grains in sand and clay are the same size.
c. The grains in clay are larger than the grains in sand.
d. The grains in sand are smaller than the grains in loam.
a. The grains in loam are both large and small.
What is the definition of weathering?
What is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called sediments.
Which question will help a scientist to classify a rock by its texture?
a. How large is the rock?
b. Where was the rock found?
c. Does the rock have many colors
d. Is the surface of the rock smooth?
d. Is the surface of the rock smooth?
Limestone is what type of rock?
What is sedimentary.
Students do an experiment to test how quickly water will drain through cups of soil. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The water will drain fastest through the soil with the darkest color.
b. The water will drain the fastest through the soil with the largest particles.
c. The water will drain fastest through the soil with the smallest particles.
d. The water will drain fastest through the soil with the lightest color.
b. The water will drain the fastest through the soil with the largest particles.
What is a mineral?
What is solid materials formed in nature that are non-living with a crystal structure.
Which question would help a scientist to classify a rock by its luster?
a. What is the rock?
b. How shiny is the rock?
c. How hard is the rock?
d. What shape is the rock?
b. How shiny is the rock?
Soil is formed from what?
What is broken down rock.
Clay soil changes based on whether it is dry or wet. The soil swells up when wet and shrinks and becomes hard when dry. Based on the information, does clay soil support plant growth.
a. Yes, because soil gets bigger when wet and allows room for plants to grow.
b. Yes, because clay gives a sturdy ground for plants to root in when dry.
c. No, because plants need larger pieces of soil in order to hold enough water.
d. No, because clay does not drain well and is too tight for growth when dry.
d. No, because clay does not drain well and is too tight for growth when dry.
What is erosion?
What is the movement of rock fragments from one place to another.
Obsidian is which type of rock?
What is an igneous rock.
Are minerals living or nonliving organisms?
What is nonliving.
How could a farmer stop erosion from occurring?
What is by planting crops/trees, and/or building a retaining wall.
What is a sedimentary rock?
What is a rock formed from sediments that have settled into layers.
A student scratches one rock with another rock, what is the student most likely trying to answer?
a. What color are the rocks?
b. Which rock is the hardest?
c. What is the texture of the rocks?
d. Which rock has a shinier luster?
b. How shiny is the rock?
Leila wants to identify a mineral sample. The table shows the hardness scale she uses.
diamond 10 corundum 9 topaz 8
quartz 7 orthoclase 6 apatite 5
fluorite 4 calcite 3 gypsum 2
talc 1
Leila scratches objects in the table with the sample. The sample can scratch calcite but can itself be scratch by apatite. What is the sample?
flourite
Soil is formed from what?
What is broken down rock.
What is an igneous rock?
What is a rock that is formed with magma rises from the Earth and cools.