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If your geology team found a brachiopod fossil in sedimentary rock, what might you conclude based on that discovery?
a) that there is a brachiopod in the rock
b) You need more fossils to make a conclusion
c) That brachiopods were mean.
d) That the rock the fossil was found in was formed around the time brachiopods were on earth.
How do mosses and lichens affect plant formation
a) They keep the rock from freezing
b) They help the rock to stay hard
c) They give people a place to walk.
d) They grow on them and their roots help break the rock down
How do bacteria, fungi and plants help soils form?
a) They grow there.
b) They keep the rocks warm.
c) They take in sunshine which helps the soil
d) They grow and roots help to break down rock more, then they die and decay adding nutrients to soil
What is topsoil and where is it?
a) topsoil is the soil on top of plants, is very light. It has little humus
b) Topsoil is soil that is under the top layer,
c) It is the soil on top of mountains and is covered with snow.
d) Topsoil is the uppermost layer of soil and has the most organic matter
What is subsoil and where is it?
a) Subsoil is the soil that is subtracted from other soils
b) Subsoil is the second layer and has less organic matter than topsoil
c) Subsoil is the second layer and has more organic matter than topsoil
d) Subsoil is soil carried from the oceans floor on a submarine
Describe parent rock.
a) Parent rock is rocks on top of the mountain
b) Parent rock is the lowest layer of soil and has very little organic matter
c) Parent rock is the rock that all soils came from
d) Parent rock is the rock that belongs to your parent.
Describe how igneous rock is formed.
a) Igneous rock is formed by magma that cools and hardens.
b) Igneous rock is formed by chemists in a laboratory.
c) Igneous rock is formed by sand washing away
d) Igneous rock is formed by dinosaurs dying and turning to rocks
What are the two types of igneous rock?
a) extra and inextra
b) Extrusive and intrusive
c) Extrusive and foliate
d) Layers and intrusive
How does sedimentary rock form?
a) It is pushed up with the magma
b) It is made from top soil mixing with subsoil
c) It forms when pieces of rocks and minerals are pressed together over years.
d) It is formed when the magma inside Earth picks up piece of old bones and fossils.
Which is an example of seimdentary rock?
a) Limestone
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) Marble
How do metamorphic rocks form?
a) It is formed when sedimentary rock dissolves in water.
b) It is formed when Igneous rock is broken down with a hammer
c) It is formed when heat, pressure or chemical reactions change sedimentary or igneous rock into another type.
d) It is formed when subsoil gets more organic matter than the top soil.
Give an example of metamorphic rock.
a) Sandstone
b) Basalt
c) Limestone
d) Marble
What are the two types of metamorphic rock?
a) Flowered and non-flowered
b) Aqueous and non-aqueous
c) Foliated and non-foliated
d) Painted and non-painted
What do geologists mean when they say a rock is foliated?
a) That the rock has bands resembling ribbons.
b) It has huge stars in it.
c) That it is folded at least once
d) That the rock has a rubber band wrapped around it in the lab to allow for easier holding.
Name the three types of sedimentary rock.
a) Biochemical, chemical and inorganic
b) Chemical, organic and inorganic
c) Biochemical, chemical and organic
d) There are only two types of sedimentary rocks, limestone and sandstone.
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