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Elementary School: 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade
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Soil And Rocks
Solution
Q.1.
Which one of these is NOT a component of soil?
33%
Humus
67%
Magma
0%
Rock particles
0%
Water
Q.2.
Which one of these describes a metamorphic rock?
0%
A black rock formed on the Earth's surface
0%
A glass type rock formed by volcanoes
0%
A rock formed from grains of sand squeezed together
100%
A white rock, showing layers formed by heat and pressure on chalk or limestone
Q.3.
Which type of soil will have good drainage, meaning water runs through quickly?
50%
Clay
0%
Loam
50%
Sandy
0%
Silt
Q.4.
Which statement about the rock cycle is true?
0%
Erosion is the weathering and carrying away of rock sediment
0%
Freeze thaw is cold weather
100%
Lava is molten rock inside the Earth
0%
Transportation is the covering and squashing of layers
Q.5.
Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?
0%
Basalt
0%
Limestone
0%
Mudstone
100%
Slate
Q.6.
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock. Which best describes its characteristics?
0%
A hard rock, large crystals due to slow cooling of magma
50%
A hard rock, small crystals due to fast cooling of lava
50%
A soft rock, large crystals due to slow cooling of magma
0%
A soft rock, small crystals due to fast cooling of magma
Q.7.
Which type of rock has been formed from hot liquid rock called magma?
100%
Igneous
0%
Metamorphic
0%
Mixture
0%
Sedimentary
Q.8.
Which of the following is the BEST definition of weathering?
100%
Breaking up of rocks at the surface
0%
Change to liquid caused by intense heat
0%
Covering and squashing layers to form rock
0%
Moving of rocks from one place to another
Q.9.
Which rock is composed mainly of calcium carbonate?
100%
Chalk
0%
Pumice
0%
Quartz
0%
Sandstone
Q.10.
Sandstone is grainy and crumbly and may contain fossils. Its rock type is.....
0%
Igneous
0%
Metamorphic
100%
Sedimentary
0%
Soft
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