Q.1
Which one of these is NOT a component of soil?
  • Humus
  • Magma
  • Rock particles
  • Water
Q.2
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
Q.3
Which type of soil will have good drainage, meaning water runs through quickly?
  • Clay
  • Loam
  • Sandy
  • Silt
Q.4
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
Q.5
Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?
  • Basalt
  • Limestone
  • Mudstone
  • Slate
Q.6
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
Q.7
Which type of rock has been formed from hot liquid rock called magma?
  • Igneous
  • Metamorphic
  • Mixture
  • Sedimentary
Q.8
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
Q.9
Which rock is composed mainly of calcium carbonate?
  • Chalk
  • Pumice
  • Quartz
  • Sandstone
Q.10
Sandstone is grainy and crumbly and may contain fossils. Its rock type is.....
  • Igneous
  • Metamorphic
  • Sedimentary
  • Soft
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