Year 3 - Rocks and Soils

Which 3 of the following are rocks?

• limescale

• limestone

• sandpaper

• sandstone

• granite

When a rock absorbs water, it is...

• permable

• impermeable

• permanent

Some rocks are harder than others...

• true

• false

• I don't know

Which 3 words can describe the shape and size of a rock?

• boulder

• cave

• cliff

• pebble

• stone

Fossils are...

• dead dinosaurs

• preserved remains

• old rocks

Fossils can be found in rocks...

• true

• false

• I don't know

Fossils are formed when...

• plants and animals die, become squashed by other materials and minerals cause them to harden

• dinosaurs die, get stuck in the soil and minerals cause them to harden

• plants and animals fall in the soil, are squashed and minnerals make them soft

Soil is made of....

• small pieces of rock, dead animals, leaves and living things

• mud and water

• small pieces of mud and dead leaves

There are different types of soil. Some are...

• peat, clay, sandy and silt

• wet, soggy, mud and dirty

• clay, chalk, wet and dry

Plants grow better in some soil than others...

• true

• false

• I don't know

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