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minerals, rocks, and soil
Unit Quiz
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Directions: Read each question and choose the best answer.
1.Which of the following are
nonliving Earth resources?
a minerals and rocks
b plants and animals
c both a and b
d neither a nor b
2.Which statement about
nonliving Earth materials
is correct?
a Minerals form elements,
b Minerals form rocks, and
c Elements form minerals,
d Rocks form minerals, and
and elements form rocks.
rocks form elements.
and minerals form rocks.
minerals form elements.
3.What is the rock cycle?
a A bike made out of rocks.
b A process in which wind
c A process in which one
d The steps a rock goes
and water break rocks
into small pieces.
type of rock changes
into another type.
through as it grows crystals.
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6.Why are sedimentary rocks
easy to break apart?
a They are only found in the
b They are made up of bits
4.What are some important ways
to describe rocks?
c They are blasted out
a by their size and shape
d They are melted together
b by their color and patterns
c by their hardness
d all of the above
ocean, where waves break
them into small pieces.
of rock that have been
pressed together.
of volcanoes.
with other rocks.
and texture
5.Which of these words might
help you remember how
igneous rocks form, and why?
a ignite, because igneous
b ignore, because igneous
c igloo, because igneous
rocks form in fire and heat
rocks are the least
important type of rock
7.Which type of rock is formed
when other rocks go through
changes caused by heat and
pressure?
rocks form in very cold
temperatures
a igneous rocks
b sedimentary rocks
d iguana, because igneous
c metamorphic rocks
d both igneous and
rocks are only found
in deserts
sedimentary rocks
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8. Weathering is related to
changing in the same way that
erosion is related to _________.
a building
b moving
c growing
d stopping
10.Three of these news stories
are about erosion. Which
one is not about erosion?
DAILY NE WS
Tree Roots Crack Open Large Boulder
a 9.Why is soil in Egypt different
from soil in Germany?
a The weather is calmer in
b Every type of soil has
c The people in each country
DAILY NE WS
Earthquake Causes Landslide
Egypt than in Germany.
a different mixture of
minerals, rocks, and humus.
made their soil at different
times in history.
DAILY NE WS
Wind Creates Sand Dune in Playground
d Germany’s soil has rocks,
but Egypt’s does not.
GERMANY
b c POLAND
FRANCE
ITALY
DAILY NE WS
Glacier Drops Large Rocks onto Beach
SPAIN
ALGERIA
d EGYPT
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Directions: Use the diagram below to answer
questions 11 and 12.
igneous
rock
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Directions: Use the diagram below to answer
question 13.
sedimentary
rock
and ero
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the rock cycle
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metamorphic
rock
11.What causes a sedimentary
or igneous rock to turn
into a metamorphic rock?
a melting in magma
b heat and pressure deep
c weathering and erosion
_________
underground
on Earth’s surface
d all of the above
12.What causes a metamorphic
or igneous rock to turn into
a sedimentary rock?
a melting in magma
b heat and pressure deep
underground
c weathering and erosion
d all of the above
on Earth’s surface
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13.Which group of words lists the
layers of soil from the highest
to the lowest layer?
a subsoil, topsoil, bedrock
b ground, underground,
c topsoil, bedrock, subsoil
d topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
deep underground
14.Extended Response: Explain
one way people use rocks
and one way people use soil.
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Unit Quiz Answer Sheet
I=inferential
1. a L
2. c L
3. c V
4. d L
5. a I
V=vocabulary
L=literal/recall
D=data analysis
14.Extended Response: Students should
accurately explain one way people
use rocks and one way people use soil.
Examples are provided below.
Rocks:
• Rocks are used as building material.
• Rocks are used for cleaning (pumice).
6. b I
• Rocks are used to make glass (sand).
7. c L
• Rocks are used to decorate yards.
8. b V
9. b I
Soil:
• Soil is used to grow food.
10. a I
• Soil is used in flowerpots.
11. b D
• Soil is used for building foundations.
12. c D
• Soil is used in waste management.
13. d D
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