Rocks and Soil Lesson

Soil is made of

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists
• fossil hunters

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

This rock is formed in layers.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

_____Does not soak water or allow water to pass through

• Permeable

• waterproof

• Property

• texture

_____how a thing looks or feels

• Permeable

• waterproof

• Property

• texture

Why is soil important? Choose 2

• It helps us breathe

• Plants need soil to anchor the roots

• to make petroleum from fossils

• How a thing looks or feels

Why does soil have different colors?

• Because of the sun

• Because of the plants that grow in the soil

• made from different type of rocks

Which type of soil is found in desert and beaches

• sandy soil

• clay soil

• loam soil

Which type of soil can hold a lot of water?

• sandy soil

• clay soil

• loam soil