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