1) What is soil made up of? a) minerals, water, air, and organic matter b) minerals, plastic, glass, and paper c) plastic, water, glass, and minerals d) metal, water, plastic, and air 2) What are the inorganic parts of soil? a) carbon, dead plants and animals b) clay, silt, and sand c) paper, lead, and iron d) sand, lead, and paper 3) What are the five main factors that influence soil formation? a) Time, weathering, paper, aluminium, and topography. b) Time, climate, gold, steel, and weathering. c) Time, precipitation, paper, lead, and topography. d) Time, climate, weathering, organisms, and topography. 4) Which of the following is a function of soil? a) Provides dirty water for ecosystems. b) Provides habitats for animals that live in the soil. c) Stops plants from growing. d) Not used in construction. 5) Which layer of the soil is mainly made up of organic material? a) Horizon o b) Horizon A c) Horizon B d) Horizon C 6) Which soil texture has a soil mix of all three (clay, silt, sand)? a) clay b) silt c) sand d) loam 7) Which of the following is a way that soil can used to support an ecosystem? a) Soil releases and absorbs gases in the atmosphere. b) It does not provide biomass. c) It does not support the water cycle. d) It does not support plants growth. 8) What is weathering? a) The laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice. b) Weathering the weather over a long period of time. c) When materials are worn away and moved by natural forces. d) Breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth. 9) How can wind cause weathering? a) wind will change the climate b) the wind does not cause weathering c) the wind will wear down the rocks d) deposits sediments on the ground 10) How can water cause weathering? a) Water does not cause weathering. b) Water enter the rocks, freeze and expand, causing the rocks to break down. c) Water will change the climate. d) Deposits the sediment on the ground. 11) What is erosion? a) Breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth. b) when materials are worn away and moved by natural forces. c) Weathering the weather over a long period of time. d) the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice. 12) How can glaciers cause erosion? a) They scrape away at the surface of the land, erode rock and sediment. b) Glaciers do not cause erosion. c) Glaciers will change the climate. d) Deposits the sediment on the ground. 13) What is deposition? a) The laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice. b) When materials are worn away and moved by natural forces. c) Breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth. d) Weathering the weather over a long period of time. 14) What is an earthquake? a) A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. b) The shaking of Earth’s surface, caused by sudden movement in the Earth's crust. c) Pressure that builds up and forms gas bubbles in magma. d) A large amount of earth, rock, and other material that moves down a steep slope. 15) What is a volcano? a) A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. b) The shaking of Earth’s surface, caused by sudden movement in the Earth's crust. c) Pressure that builds up and forms gas bubbles in magma. d) A large amount of earth, rock, and other material that moves down a steep slope. 16) What is a landslide? a) A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. b) The shaking of Earth’s surface, caused by sudden movement in the Earth's crust. c) Pressure that builds up and forms gas bubbles in magma. d) A large amount of earth, rock, and other material that moves down a steep slope. 17) What is a tsunami? a) A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. b) The shaking of Earth’s surface, caused by sudden movement in the Earth's crust. c) Pressure that builds up and forms gas bubbles in magma. d) A large amount of earth, rock, and other material that moves down a steep slope. 18) What are the three types of rocks in the rock cycle? a) Earthquake, volcanoes, and landslides b) Weathering, erosion, and deposition c) Metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous d) Luster, color, and streak 19) Which of the following is a mineral characteristic? a) Organic from plants and animals. b) Naturally occurring on Earth. c) Liquid at room temperature. d) No chemical structure. 20) What are some of the characteristics you can use to help you classify different minerals? a) luster b) color c) streak d) hardness e) all of the above

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