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Chapter 7
Test Description: Rocks and Soil
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) One way to tell rocks apart is by looking at the sixe of the bits of minerals that make up each rock. What is this physical property called?
A
Luster
B
Heaviness
C
Color
D
Texture
2) How is metamorphic rock formed?
A
A hot mixture of gases and minerals cools into rock.
B
Heat and/or pressure change the minerals in a rock.
C
Water slowly wears down minerals, turning them into rock.
D
Pressure over time binds sediments into rock.
3) What rock forms in layers one layer at a time?
A
Slate
B
Sedimentary Rock
C
Igneous Rock
D
Metamorphic Rock
4) What type of particles found in soil are the smallest?
A
Silt
B
Sand
C
Clay
D
Shale
5) What layer of soil includes rock particles mixed with the dark products of decay?
A
Clay
B
topsoil
C
subsoil
D
Silt
6) What mineral is crushed and ground into salt that is used to season food?
A
halite
B
graphite
C
flourite
D
quartz
7) Which two properties would be best to use to identify a mineral?
A
Hardness and streak
B
Color and luster
C
size and magnetism
D
Shape and luster
8) Where do the nutrients in the soil mainly come from?
A
Rainfall
B
Decay of plants and Animals
C
Living Plants and Animals
D
Running Water
9) What is rock called that is formed from bits of rocky matter that has settled to the bottom of rivers, lakes, and streams?
A
Shale
B
Metamorphic Rcok
C
Igneous Rock
D
Sedimentary Rock
10) Why is the mixture of soil, called loam, good for growing plants?
A
The clay helps the plants grow
B
It brings rivers to the plants
C
It holds onto water loosely enough for plant roots to soak it up.
D
There are no nurtrients found in Loam which helps the plants grow
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