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Test Description: Review for rocks and soil test
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1) In what type of rock do crystals form while it is cooling?
A
igneous
B
metamorphic
C
sedimentary
D
fossils
2) In what type of rock might you see layers?
A
metamorphic
B
marble
C
igneous
D
sedimentary
3) What type of rock is formed inside the earth because of tremendous heat and pressure?
A
pumice
B
metamorphic
C
sedimentary
D
igneous
4) What is one important component of soil?
A
inorganic matter
B
water
C
dirt
D
weathered rock
5) Which BEST describes what type of soil is formed?
A
how much rain the area gets
B
the temperature of the area around it
C
the type of things living there
D
the type of rock and the climate of the area
6) Which of the following lists some of the properties of soil?
A
texture, color, pore space
B
texture, deposition, compaction
C
color, pore size, humus
D
deposition, compaction, cementation
7) Which of the following BEST helps enrich the soil?
A
adding clay
B
adding a lot of water
C
decaying plants and other organisms
D
adding inorganic minerals
8) What is humus?
A
weathered rock
B
bedrock
C
light colored subsoil
D
decayed organic matter usually dark in color
9) Which horizon is also known as TOPSOIL?
A
Horizon C
B
Horizon A
C
Horizon B
D
Horizon O
10) Which of the following situations would make it difficult for soil to form?
A
an area that is warm and wet
B
an area with fresh or salt water
C
a hilly area with steep slopes
D
an area with organic material decaying
11) Which type of plate boundary will result in a mid-atlantic ridge? (Hint: the sea floor is spreading apart)
A
convergent
B
humus
C
divergent
D
transform
12) The San Andreas fault that causes earthquakes in California is what type of plate boundary?
A
transform
B
humus
C
divergent
D
convergent
13) What will most likely happen if two pieces of continental crust meet and collide?
A
a mountain will form
B
a volcano will form
C
an ocean trench will form
D
an earthquake will form
14) What do we call the energy released in an earthquake wave?
A
a seismic wave
B
a sound wave
C
a light wave
D
an electromagnetic wave
15) Which layer of the earth is responsible for plate tectonic movement?
A
the mantle
B
lithosphere
C
the inner core
D
the outer core
16) If a metamorphic rock becomes magma, what process must it undergo?
A
deposition, compaction, and cementation
B
cooling and hardening
C
weathering and erosion
D
melting
17) Why is soil important to humans?
A
it supports the growth of plants that we need for survival
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 provides rocks for our rock collection
18) 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 will form the rocks around it
C
the soil is the same all over the world
D
the soil has nothing in common with the rock it comes from
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