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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 type of rock is formed inside the earth because of tremendous heat and pressure?
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d) pumice
What is one important component of soil?
a) dirt
b) weathered rock
c) inorganic matter
d) water
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
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
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
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
The San Andreas fault that causes earthquakes in California is what type of plate boundary?
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
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 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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