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A student put sedimentary rocks in pile 1, igneous in
pile 2, and metamorphic in pile 3. Which of the
following would belong in pile 2?
a. marble, gneiss, and schist
b. Basalt, obsidian, and pumice
c. Sandstone, conglomerate, and shale
d. Granite, slate, and mudstone
A water truck keeps the soil wet at a
construction site. Why?
a. to keep the soil from blowing away
b. To keep the workers cool
c. To help new plants grow when they are
planted
d. It looks better when it is wet.
a. to keep the soil from blowing
away
When are soils most likely to
erode?
a. When they are deep
b. When they are moist
c. When the plant cover is gone
d. At night or on cloudy days
a. When the plant cover is
gone
What is the movement of weathered
materials called?
a. Ice wedging
b. Erosion
c. Weathering
d. evaporation
b. erosion
Which of the following is NOT a
way rock is broken down and
weathered?
a. Freezing and thawing
b. Plant roots
c. Heat expansion
d. Carried away by wind
d. Carried away by wind
(that is erosion)
What general direction does
erosion move Earth materials?
a. Toward the mountains
b. Into cities
c. Downward
d. upward
c. downward
A piece of rock from a mountaintop is
found on a beach near an ocean.
What is this an example of?
a. active-movement
b. Weathering
c. Ice wedging
d. erosion
d. erosion
Which observation indicates that soil
erosion is happening?
a. The soil is deep and grows grass on
top
b. The soil has deep gullies
c. A forest of pine trees grows on the
soil
d. The soil is made of small living
and nonliving parts
b. The soil has deep gullies
A home has a sloping backyard. The family
puts in retaining walls made of large
boulders part way down the hill. Why?
a. They look nice
b. They keep soil in place
c. To improve the view
d. Because all the cool people do it!
b. They keep soil in place
When are soils most likely to
erode?
a. When they are moist
b. When they are deep
c. When the plant cover is gone
d. At night or on cloudy days
c. When the plant cover is
gone
Which of the following is an
example of weathering of rock?
a. Rocks rolling down a hill
b. Wind carrying sand particles
c. Glaciers carrying boulders far
away from a mountain
d. Rocks being broken apart by
roots of a tree
d. rocks being broken apart by roots
of a tree
Which soil layer would you expect to
find the most clay in?
a. Topsoil
b. Subsoil
c. Bedrock
b. subsoil
If plants are not growing well in a
soil, what is one way to fix it?
a. Add subsoil
b. Add clay
c. Add nutrients
d. Add gravel
c. Add nutrients
Which of the following is an
example of once living
components of soil?
a. Minerals
b. Decaying leaves
c. Running water
d. rocks
b. Decaying leaves
Rocky dug up some soil, put it is a cup, and
weighed it. He put it in a warm place with
no cover. Two weeks later he weighed it
again. It weighed less than before. Why?
a. The cup had changed shape
b. There were more living things
c. The soil was warmer
d. Water had evaporated
d. Water had evaporated
For a science fair project, a student grew
plants in wet paper towels, wet gravel,
wet cotton balls, and wet soil. Which
question would be the best title for this
project.
a. Do roots or stems grow longer?
b. Can plants grow without sunlight?
c. How strong are roots and stems?
d. Can plants grow without soil?
d. Can plants grow without
soil?
A student wanted to read about the differences
between rocks and minerals. Which part of
a science textbook would help the student
locate the page numbers of these topics?
a. The index
b. The glossary
c. The title page
d. The copyright page
a. The index
Which part of a science textbook would a
student use to find chapters on
weathering and erosion?
a. The table of contents
b. The glossary
c. The author’s page
d. The index
a. The table of contents
Which part of a science textbook would a
student us to compare the definitions of the
words “rock” and “mineral”?
a. The index
b. The glossary
c. The title page
d. The table of contents
b. The glossary
What is a good way to identify
rocks and minerals?
a. Cheat off your neighbor
b. Make a guess
c. Phone a friend
d. Use a dichotomous key
d. Use a dichotomous key
Name a teacher who
totally Rocks!!
Mrs. Corry!!!