Rocks and Soil Test

a soil mixture of sand, silt, clay, humus, air, and water

• humus

• loam

• erosion

• weathering

A student found a sample of a solid material that was gray, shiny and made of all the same material. What category does this sample best fit? 

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• mineral

Mrs. Woolstenhulme is looking for the best soil to plant her flowers. Which soil would you recommend Mrs. Woolstenhulme use?

• Sand

• Top Soil

• Gravel

• Clay

Tags

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Decayed organic material in soil is called______.

• Litter

• Silt

• Humus

• Clay

Which is a resource that is used to grow plants?

• Rocks

• Oil

• Fossils

• Soil

Tags

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This rock formed when bits of other rocks compacted and cemented into another rock. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Soil is made of:

• pieces of rock

• air and water

• matter that was once alive

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is another name for the C horizon?

• Top Soil

• Weathered Rock

• Subsoil

• Organic Matter

What is another name for the R horizon?

• Top Soil

• Bedrock

• Subsoil

• Organic Matter

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Brown, Red, Gray

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage