Rocks and soils Review

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India Whitted

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Rocks and soils Review

Mrs. Whitted

Emphasize to students that Minerals do not have fossils inside. Rocks are a mixture of minerals and sometimes fossils.

Multiple Choice

What is a mineral

nonliving solid that has a crystal form

A solid that is made from tiny pieces of rock

a rock with a hardness of 10

soil that has hardened and formed a rock

Multiple Choice

What is luster?

the color of a rock

how a rock scratches other materials

how a rock reflects light

the texture of a rock

Multiple Choice

Desyire, Dani and David went to the park to throw stones. They noticed that several of the stones were a brilliant blue . Which best describes the stones they were throwing?

The stones were minerals

The stones were gems

The stones were rocks

The stones were diamonds

Another name for the Mohs Hardness scale is the "scratch test".

Multiple Choice

Haseeb has a rock and can scratch it with his fingernail. What could be the hardness of the rock?

What are the physical attributes of this mineral?

Multiple Choice

Ms. Lynch is trying to classify a group of rocks. He is using a nail to scratch the rocks. Which property is Kyle using to classify the rocks?

color

texture

hardness

luster

Multiple Choice

Jaimell is looking a t a rock. He wants to know if it is coarse-grained or medium-grained. Which property is he using to classify the rock?

luster

texture

weight

color

Multiple Choice

Which soil retains the most water?

sand

Loam

clay

Multiple Select

Which statement is true?

Soil with the darkest color has the least number of nutrients.

Soil with smaller particles can hold the most nutrients.

Open Ended

Explain why loam is the best soil to support plant life. Use the characteristics of soil to justify your answer. Texture, particle size, and or color.

Type response here

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Whitted, Mrs. Carroll, Ms. Lynch and Mr. Harris had a farm and they wanted to grow some corn. Which type of soil will they most likely use?

humus

loam

sand

silt

Multiple Choice

The particles of rock in soil are different sizes. Which list shows rock particles in soils in order from biggest particles to the smallest particles?

clay, sand, silt

clay, silt, sand

sand, silt, clay

silt, clay, sand

Multiple Choice

What is the effect of rushing water on a stone over time?

The stone remains bumpy

The stone changes to a smooth stone over time

Multiple Choice

Forces in nature cause solid rock to break apart. Which of these is the name for the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces?

eroding

freezing

melting

weathering

Multiple Choice

Which of these definitions correctly describes the meaning of erosion?

the breaking of materials, such as rocks and soil

the movement of materials, such as rocks and soil

the dropping off of rocks and soil in a new place

huge sheets of moving ice

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