KS1 Earth | Rocks and Soil

Geography Quiz - Earth - Rocks and Soil (Questions)

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Geography. Specifically it looks at the Earth, different types of rocks and soil. It is one of 50 quizzes to help you understand the world around you.

The Earth is made of rock. Underneath the surface this rock is very hot. Sometimes this hot rock comes out in volcanoes. The rock can move. When the rock moves everything shakes and there is an earthquake. There are lots of different types of rocks. Some of the rocks turn to mud or sand. Some of the land is covered in soil. Plants can grow in the soil. Find out just how much you know about the Earth, the different types of rocks and the soil.

What is the Earth made of?

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Rock

What is sand made from?

[ ]	Rock
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Metal

What do plants need to grow?

[ ]	Sand
[ ]	Soil
[ ]	Lemonade
[ ]	Stones

Sam has been in the garden. His Mum tells him to wipe his shoes. ‘Look,’ she says, ‘they’re covered in ___.’

[ ]	Rock
[ ]	Cement
[ ]	Mud
[ ]	Paint

What causes Earthquakes?

[ ]	The Moon
[ ]	The Earth shaking
[ ]	People shouting
[ ]	Lorries on the road

Sam was on holiday in Italy. He saw a big mountain. It was smoking. Sometimes it throws out red hot rocks. What sort of mountain is it?

[ ]	A hill
[ ]	A hillock
[ ]	A firework
[ ]	A volcano

What are mountains made from?

[ ]	Soil
[ ]	Rock
[ ]	Sand
[ ]	Wood

What is there a lot of in deserts?

[ ]	Water
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Soil
[ ]	Sand

Some houses are built of stone. Stones are made of ____.

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Cement
[ ]	Concrete
[ ]	Rock

10.

Stone is dug out of the ground in a ______.

[ ]	Quarry
[ ]	Factory
[ ]	Farm
[ ]	Shop

Geography Quiz - Earth - Rocks and Soil (Answers)

What is the Earth made of?

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Plastic
[x]	Rock

Even under the sea there are rocks

What is sand made from?

[x]	Rock
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Metal

Sand is made up of millions and millions of tiny pieces of rock

What do plants need to grow?

[ ]	Sand
[x]	Soil
[ ]	Lemonade
[ ]	Stones

The better the soil, the more plants will grow

Sam has been in the garden. His Mum tells him to wipe his shoes. ‘Look,’ she says, ‘they’re covered in ___.’

[ ]	Rock
[ ]	Cement
[x]	Mud
[ ]	Paint

How might you get your shoes muddy?

What causes Earthquakes?

[ ]	The Moon
[x]	The Earth shaking
[ ]	People shouting
[ ]	Lorries on the road

Luckily, we only ever get very small earthquakes in this country

Sam was on holiday in Italy. He saw a big mountain. It was smoking. Sometimes it throws out red hot rocks. What sort of mountain is it?

[ ]	A hill
[ ]	A hillock
[ ]	A firework
[x]	A volcano

Have you seen pictures of volcanoes?

What are mountains made from?

[ ]	Soil
[x]	Rock
[ ]	Sand
[ ]	Wood

Some people go rock climbing

What is there a lot of in deserts?

[ ]	Water
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Soil
[x]	Sand

What does the Sahara Desert look like?

Some houses are built of stone. Stones are made of ____.

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Cement
[ ]	Concrete
[x]	Rock

Do you live in a stone house? What is your home built of?

10.

Stone is dug out of the ground in a ______.

[x]	Quarry
[ ]	Factory
[ ]	Farm
[ ]	Shop

Very big machines and huge trucks work in quarries