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What do we call the energy released in an earthquake wave?
a) a light wave
b) a sound wave
c) a seismic wave
d) an electromagnetic wave

Which layer of the earth is responsible for plate tectonic movement?
a) the mantle
b) the outer core
c) the inner core
d) lithosphere

If a metamorphic rock becomes magma, what process must it undergo?
a) cooling and hardening
b) weathering and erosion
c) deposition, compaction, and cementation
d) melting

Why is soil important to humans?
a) it provides rocks for our rock collection
b) it is fertile so we don't need to worry about it
c) it tells us once lived in the areas we live in now
d) it supports the growth of plants that we need for survival

What is humus?
a) light colored subsoil
b) weathered rock
c) decayed organic matter usually dark in color
d) bedrock

Which horizon is also known as TOPSOIL?
a) Horizon O
b) Horizon A
c) Horizon B
d) Horizon C

Which of the following situations would make it difficult for soil to form?
a) an area with organic material decaying
b) an area that is warm and wet
c) a hilly area with steep slopes
d) an area with fresh or salt water

Which type of plate boundary will result in a mid-atlantic ridge? (Hint: the sea floor is spreading apart)
a) divergent
b) convergent
c) transform
d) humus

What will most likely happen if two pieces of continental crust meet and collide?
a) an ocean trench will form
b) a mountain will form
c) a volcano will form
d) an earthquake will form

The San Andreas fault that causes earthquakes in California is what type of plate boundary?
a) divergent
b) convergent
c) transform
d) humus

Which of the following BEST helps enrich the soil?
a) adding a lot of water
b) adding inorganic minerals
c) adding clay
d) decaying plants and other organisms

Which of the following lists some of the properties of soil?
a) texture, deposition, compaction
b) deposition, compaction, cementation
c) texture, color, pore space
d) color, pore size, humus

What type of rock is formed inside the earth because of tremendous heat and pressure?
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d) pumice

Which BEST describes what type of soil is formed?
a) the type of rock and the climate of the area
b) the type of things living there
c) how much rain the area gets
d) the temperature of the area around it

What is one important component of soil?
a) dirt
b) weathered rock
c) inorganic matter
d) water

In what type of rock do crystals form while it is cooling?
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d) fossils

In what type of rock might you see layers?
a) igneous
b) metamorphic
c) sedimentary
d) marble

What is true about the relationship between rocks and the soil they make?
a) the soil has a similar make up to the rock it comes from
b) the soil has nothing in common with the rock it comes from
c) the soil will form the rocks around it
d) the soil is the same all over the world

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