Soil & The Rock Cycle

The rock cycle is a _________ process that builds, destroys and changes the rocks in the Earth's crust.

• fast

• slow

• weekly

• oceanic

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The 4 main ingredients in soil are:

• rock, humus, acid, salt

• pebbles, clay, silt, sand

• rock, organic matter, water, air

• silt, humus, nitrogen, water

Hot, molten rock deep below Earth's surface is called:

• lava

• parent rock

• mantle rock

• magma

The picture shows how a type of rock forms at the bottom of the ocean. What type of rock is this?

• lava

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

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Soil forms as rock is broken down by:

• weathering

• sunshine

• construction

• deposition

The basic component of soil is:

• leaves

• sand

• weathered rock

• animal droppings

Other components of soil include:

• plant roots and debris

• bacteria & fungi

• both A & B

• none of the above

Where would you expect to find metamorphic rock forming?

• At a subduction zone deep within Earth's crust

• Within a magma chamber

• On the ocean floor

• Along the slopes of an erupting volcano

Cooled magma becomes:

• sand

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• lava

Jim finds a rock and wants to know what kind it is. Which piece of information about the rock will best help him to identify it?

• The size of the rock

• The weight of the rock

• The temperature of the rock

• The minerals the rock contains