Rock and Soil Test

Soil is made of

• Glass, water, and minerals.
• Metals, minerals, and rocks.
• Rock, minerals, and decayed matter.

Which is true about a thick layer of topsoil?

• It is rich in humus.
• It is rich in acidic chemicals.
• It is NOT good for growing plants.
• It does not contain minerals.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which is formed when magma cools and hardens?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Molten Rock

Which of the following types of soil is composed of decaying parts of organisms and is often used to plant house plants?

• Clay
• Sand
• Humus
• Silt

pieces of sediments  that have been  pressed together

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

may contain fossils

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Tags

NGSS.2-ESS1-1

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

Tags

NGSS.2-ESS1-1

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4