Earth Materials

Which of the following is an Earth material?

• soil in the ground
• water in a cup
• a plant
• the peach on a peach tree

Which of the following is a mineral?

• sand
• silver
• soil
• loam

Rocks are mostly made of....

• soil 
• boulders and gravel
• humus
• different minerals

Sandy soil has which type of texture?

• large grain size
• drains slowly
• dark brown in color
• contains a lot of humus

Sarah has a mineral and does not know a name. Which property should she test?

• size
• color
• layers
• streak

Name the three rock properties. 

• texture, color, layers
• texture, smell, taste
• streak, color, smell
• size, color, layers

Soil is made up of....

• sand and clay
• humus, air, water, and rocks
• rocks and soil
• humus, rocks, and sand

Name the mineral properties.

• color and size
• streak and layers
• color, streak, and hardness
• hardness, smell, and taste

Which of the following is a rock type?

• silver
• gold
• clay
• granite

Which soil type is located in Indiana?

• loam
• sandy
• clay
• humus