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UNIT – 3 TEST

ROCKS, THE ROCK CYCLE AND SOIL

FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. The word ____________ means fire.


2. Magma comes from the ___________.
3. All igneous rocks are made of ____________.
4. The most important characteristic of all igneous
rocks is that they are _______________.
5. ___________ cools quickly to form an extrusive
igneous rock.
6. The broken-up rocks wear away or erode the sides
and bottom of ________ _________.
7. Over millions of years the layers at the bottom get
more and more _______________ by the layers on
top of them.
8. Sedimentary rocks always form __________.
9. Sometimes only the ____________ of the animal on
the sediments is left behind.
10.Ammonites lived ______ ___________ years ago.
11.Metamorphosis means _________.
12.Magma rises up from the __________ and forms an
intrusive igneous rock ________.
13.Layers of sediments build up on the _____ _______.
14.The __________________ rocks help to make soil.
15.Shale ___________ into clay soil.

QUESTION/ANSWER

1. Explain three ways in which soil composition


changes.
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2. How can you make your own compost?
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3. Name three types of soil and explain how they are


used and what they are needed for.
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4. Name some types of metamorphic rocks. Explain


how they are made and what they are used for.
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5. What are fossils? How do fossils form? And where


do we find them?
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6. Name some sedimentary rocks. Explain what they


are made of and their properties.
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7. What is weathering? Explain with examples.


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8. What is sedimentation?
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9. How are igneous rocks made? Name some igneous


rocks.
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