Rock Soil Mineral

You can touch or feel a rock to describe which of the rock’s characteristics?

• age

• texture

• weight

• streak test

A student is testing a rock by trying to scratch it with different objects. It is a good test for answering which of the following questions?

• What is the hardness of a rock?

• Will the rock sink or float?

• Which rock has the most mass?

• What level of luster does the rock have?

A student has collected a group of rocks. All the rocks collected ________________.

• have very sharp edges.

• are different sizes

• are the same color.

• have the same texture.

A student is investigating the textures of soils. Which soil feels the roughest?

• clay

• sand

• dirt

• silt

Sophia is blindfolded. She feels a soil. It feels powdery, soft, and she cannot feel any particles in between her fingers. What soil is she most likely feeling?

• sand

• loam

• clay

• rock

Which is the best type of soil for growing vegetables?

• sand

• clay

• loam

• silt

Which type of soil feels smooth when you rub it between your fingers?

• sand

• humus

• clay

• loam

Use the picture to answer the following question

Which statement explains how the features MOST LIKELY formed?

• Workers blasted the rock to create a road

• An artist carved the rock to see the beautiful view.

• Wind made the arch by weathering rock.

• Water formed the river by weathering rock.

Which BEST describes the action of wind and waves on a beach?

• They decrease the size of the sand particles.

• They have no effect on rocks on the beach.

• They increase the hardness of rocks on the beach.

When water runs down a hill of loose soil, it will cause what change to the soil?

• Soil from the top of the hill will be moved to the bottom.

• The hill will collect more soil and become taller.

• The particles of the soil will come together to make rocks.

• The solid particles of soil will melt and flow up the hill.