Rocks and Soil Review

A __________ is a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rocks. 

• Sedimentary rock
• Igneous Rock
• Mineral
• Sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

1.What two processes result in the formation of Metamorphic Rock according to the diagram.

• Solidification and melting

• burial and cementing

• heat/pressure and metamorphism

• weathering/erosion and deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

3.Marble is created by heat and pressure. What type of rock is it?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Sediment

4.What type of rock is formed when sediment is compacted and cemented?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Sediment

10.List the 3 types of soil from SMALLEST to LARGEST particle size:

• Sand, Silt, Clay

• Silt, Clay, Sand

• Clay, Sand, Silt

• Clay, Silt, Sand

Jennifer was investigating granite, a type of rock that forms when magma deep below the Earth's crust cools off and hardens. What type of rock is granite?

• bedrock

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Shale is formed from clay, silt or mud particles that have been compacted together by pressure. What type of rock is shale?

• bedrock

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Which of these particles in soil has the most water retention?

• clay
• gravel
• silt
• sand

A plant that needs well drained soil would grow best in soil made of mostly of:

• clay
• humus
• silt
• sand

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Soil is made of

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1