Soil and Rocks 01

1. Which of the following is the BEST definition of weathering?

   • Breaking up of rocks at the surface
   • Change to liquid caused by intense heat
   • Covering and squashing layers to form rock
   • Moving of rocks from one place to another

2. Which one of these is NOT a component of soil?

   • Humus
   • Magma
   • Rock particles
   • Water

3. Sandstone is grainy and crumbly and may contain fossils. Its rock type is.....

   • Igneous
   • Metamorphic
   • Sedimentary
   • Soft

4. Which type of rock has been formed from hot liquid rock called magma?

   • Igneous
   • Metamorphic
   • Mixture
   • Sedimentary

5. Which type of soil will have good drainage, meaning water runs through quickly?

   • Clay
   • Loam
   • Sandy
   • Silt

6. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?

   • Basalt
   • Limestone
   • Mudstone
   • Slate

7. Granite is an intrusive igneous rock. Which best describes its characteristics?

   • A hard rock, large crystals due to slow cooling of magma
   • A hard rock, small crystals due to fast cooling of lava
   • A soft rock, large crystals due to slow cooling of magma
   • A soft rock, small crystals due to fast cooling of magma

8. Which one of these describes a metamorphic rock?

   • A black rock formed on the Earth's surface
   • A glass type rock formed by volcanoes
   • A rock formed from grains of sand squeezed together
   • A white rock, showing layers formed by heat and pressure on chalk or limestone

9. Which statement about the rock cycle is true?

   • Erosion is the weathering and carrying away of rock sediment
   • Freeze thaw is cold weather
   • Lava is molten rock inside the Earth
   • Transportation is the covering and squashing of layers

10. Which rock is composed mainly of calcium carbonate?

    • Chalk
    • Pumice
    • Quartz
    • Sandstone

Quiz written by Sue Davison