Rocks and Soil Test

What type of rock forms when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are cemented?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• minerals

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is a type of rock?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• All of the above

The continuous series of change that rocks undergo is known as the _____.

• rock cycle

• water cycle

• hibernation

• metamorphisis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Parker was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals.  Parker should know that all rocks are made up of _____.

• diamonds

• minerals

• fossils

• dirt

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

___________ is a mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus.

• environment

• erosion

• soil

• weathering

A chunk of rock that is not burned up by the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

What is the hardest rock according to the Mohs Hardness Scale?

• Talc

• Diamond

• Calcite

• Topaz

What would you use to determine the hardness of a mineral?

• color tiles

• streak test

• Mohs Scale

• weight scale

What property of rock is being observed when looking for whether it is shiny?

• luster

• hardness

• streak

• color

a solid, natural material that does not come from a living thing

• mineral

• erosion

• soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1