Rocks and soil

Question 1

Is soil a rock?

Answer 1

yes

Question 2

True or False :

If a soil is sandy that means there is lots of air in it.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True or False :

If a soil has lots of air in it that means the particles are small.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

What is a mineral?

Answer 4

A rock particle.

Question 5

What is humus?

Answer 5

Organic material. Humus comes from living things and is sometimes found in rocks.

Question 6

What is soil made of?

Answer 6

Rocks, minerals and humus (decaying plant and animal material).

Question 7

What properties of soil will make it drain quicker?

Answer 7

Big particles so that there is space for a lot of air and the water can drain through like sand.

Question 8

What properties of soil will make the soil have poor drainage?

Answer 8

Small particles like clay.

Question 9

What are the three main types of rock?

Answer 9

Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary.

Question 10

True or False:

Molten rock and magma are the same thing.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

When magma cools what type of rock does it make?

Answer 11

Igneous rock

Question 12

Does the place that the magma cool in influence what the rock will be like?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

True or False:

When magma cools quickly more crystals form.

Answer 13

False