Rocks and soils

Worksheet: Rocks and soils

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Answer the questions.

1. Which of these is a natural material?
   a) A brickb) A glass jarc) A plastic toyd) A rock
2. Rocks are made by people in factories.
   a) Trueb) False
3. Which word describes a rock that is easy to scratch?
   a) Hardb) Shinyc) Softd) Waterproof
4. Granite is a very hard rock. What is it good for?
   a) Building and kitchen worktopsb) Making paperc) Making pillowsd) Making soft toys
5. Which soft white rock can be used to write on a board?
6. What is a fossil?
   a) A kind of crystal in waterb) A rock made in a factoryc) A very hard type of soild) The remains or print of a living thing in rock
7. Which living things have left fossils?
   a) Dinosaurs and ancient shellsb) Only cars and trainsc) Only metal toolsd) Only people from today
8. Fossils are usually found in rock.
   a) Trueb) False
9. How long does it take for a fossil to form?
   a) A few hoursb) About one weekc) Millions of yearsd) One day
10. Soil is made from tiny bits of rock and what else?
    a) Dead plants and animalsb) Glass and paperc) Plastic and metald) Sugar and salt
11. Dead plants rot in soil. What do they add that helps new plants grow?
12. Over a very long time, wind and rain can break rock into small pieces.
    a) Trueb) False
13. Which rock is often used to make roof tiles?
    a) Chalkb) Sandc) Slated) Soil
14. Which is a use of rock?
    a) Building walls and roadsb) Growing as foodc) Making cloudsd) Making sunlight
15. Name one thing that people build or make using rock.
16. Why are hard rocks good for building roads?
    a) They are very softb) They do not wear away easilyc) They float on waterd) They melt in the rain