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Rocks,
Minerals,
and Soil
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Fifty - Fifty
50/50
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wrong answers be eliminated,
leaving you with one wrong
answer plus the correct one.
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Why do all minerals have a
geometric shape?
50/50
A
Because of the way
the particles are
arranged
C
Because of the high
temperatures needed to
form minerals
B
Because of the
living parts of the
minerals
D
Because of the massive
amount of pressure
needed to form
minerals
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Which of the following is a
mineral?
50/50
A
soil
B
coal
C
brass
D
copper
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A scientist says a mineral is
metallic. What property is the
scientist describing?
50/50
A
streak
B
cleave
C
luster
D
hardness
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On the Mohs scale, which mineral
has a hardness of 10?
50/50
A
talc
B
quartz
C
diamond
D
apatite
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How is a rock different from a
mineral?
50/50
A
Rocks don’t
change
C
A mineral is made
up of rocks
A rock is made
B up of minerals.
D
Minerals are harder
than rocks
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Which process forms new soil
when exposed rock begins to
break down?
50/50
A
erosion
B
Rock cycle
C
exposition
D
weathering
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What type of rock looks like
layers?
50/50
A
Humus rock
B
Igneous rock
C
Sedimentary
rock
D
Metamorphic
rock
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Which type of rock can be formed
by chemical reactions?
50/50
A
C
Humus rock
B
Metamorphic
rock
Igneous rock
D
Sedimentary
rock
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Which type of soil is fine-grained
and holds water extremely well?
50/50
A
silt
B
sand
C
loam
D
clay
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Why are you likely to find dark
brown soil in a forest?
50/50
A
It has a lot of
humus.
B
It has little
humus.
C
It comes from
iron rich rock
D
It comes from
iron poor rock
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How can bacteria benefit
contaminated soil?
50/50
A
They can consume
the contaminates.
C
They can erode the
contaminated soil.
B
They can break
down the
contaminants.
D
They can form new
soil to mix with the
contaminated soil.
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What tool do you need to test a
mineral’s color?
50/50
A
C
A hammer
B
A fingernail
A steel knife
D
An unglazed
ceramic tile
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Which soil layer has the greatest
amount of organic material?
50/50
A
topsoil
B
sand
C
subsoil
D
Parent rock
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Which organisms grow on small
pieces of rock and break it down?
50/50
A
Plants
B
Mosses and
Lichen
C
Fungi
D
Bacteria
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Which of the following is not a
layer of a soil profile?
50/50
A
Humus soil
B
Top soil
C
Sub soil
D
Parent rock
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