Science Test - Rocks and Soil

What are rocks made of?

• Plants and animals

• Water and sand

• Tiny pieces called minerals

• Soil and grass

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is a mineral?

• A large piece of rock

• A tiny, natural material that makes up rocks

• The top layer of soil

• A type of igneous rock

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How are igneous rocks formed?

• From layers of sand and plants squishing together

• From hot, melted rock called magma cooling down

• By pressing on clay until it hardens

• From bits of dead plants and animals

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• From melted magma cooling down

• From layers of sand, plants, and animals getting squished together

• From heat and pressure changing the rock

• From mixing sand, clay, and humus

Which of these rocks changes from one kind to another with heat and pressure?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Bedrock

Where are rocks commonly found?

• In the ground, in mountains, and on beaches

• Only in gardens

• Inside plants and animals

• In the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which type of soil is a mix of sand, clay, silt, and humus, and is good for gardens?

• Clay

• Sand

• Loam

• Bedrock

Which type of soil feels sticky when it is wet?

• Sand

• Loam

• Clay

• Bedrock

What is humus?

• A mix of sand, clay, and rocks

• Soil made of very small pieces of rock

• Nutrients from dead plants and animals that help soil

• A layer of soil with mostly large rocks

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Which layer of soil is full of nutrients and helps plants grow?

• Subsoil

• Topsoil

• Bedrock

• Sand

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1