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    This document contains a 25 question multiple choice science test about earth and space topics like minerals, rocks, fossils, and soil. The questions cover subjects such as how fossils and soil are formed, the properties of different types of rocks and minerals, and identifying features of minerals, fossils, and soil. A key is provided to answer questions about minerals and their hardness.

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    This document contains a 25 question multiple choice science test about earth and space topics like minerals, rocks, fossils, and soil. The questions cover subjects such as how fossils and soil are formed, the properties of different types of rocks and minerals, and identifying features of minerals, fossils, and soil. A key is provided to answer questions about minerals and their hardness.

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    This document contains a 25 question multiple choice science test about earth and space topics like minerals, rocks, fossils, and soil. The questions cover subjects such as how fossils and soil are formed, the properties of different types of rocks and minerals, and identifying features of minerals, fossils, and soil. A key is provided to answer questions about minerals and their hardness.

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    3 Science Earth and Space (pce3scea)


    1. A scratch test measures which property of a mineral?
    A. color
    B. luster
    C. hardness
    D. texture
    2. Soil comes from
    A. fire.
    B. animals.
    C. rocks.
    D. sunlight.
    3. Stan saw tiny crystals inside a rock. He should know that the rock has
    A. a fossil inside.
    B. minerals inside.
    C. soil inside.
    D. air inside.
    4. Volcanoes form what type of rock?
    A. sedimentary
    B. igneous
    C. coal
    D. metamorphic
    5. The remains of animals that lived millions of years ago are called
    A. rocks.
    B. minerals.
    C. shale.
    D. fossils.
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    6. Which mineral is the hardest?
    A. salt
    B. diamond
    C. gold
    D. quartz
    7. Fossils are found mostly in
    A. animals.
    B. trees.
    C. water.
    D. rocks.
    8. Which soil makes the best garden?
    A. sandy soil
    B. clay soil
    C. soil with rocks
    D. soil with minerals
    9.
    Use the chart below to answer this question.
    Which two minerals from the chart above would MOST LIKELY scratch glass?
    A. galena and quartz
    B. talc and garnet
    C. galena and talc
    D. quartz and garnet
    3 Science Earth and Space (pce3scea) 2
    10. What can you NOT tell about a dinosaur by looking at its fossil footprints in mud?
    A. how fast it could run
    B. how much it weighed
    C. how many toes it had
    D. the kind of sounds it made
    11. For a living thing to become a fossil, the living thing must
    A. have a skeleton.
    B. have a hard outer shell.
    C. die by drowning in water.
    D. be dead for a very long time.
    12. Which of these is a fossil?
    A. a large fish
    B. a dinosaur bone
    C. a young tree
    D. a mouse
    13. How long does it take for fossil fuels to form?
    A. a few years
    B. 10 to 20 years
    C. 50 to 100 years
    D. millions of years
    14. What are the highest places on Earth called?
    A. mountains
    B. valleys
    C. plains
    D. oceans
    3 Science Earth and Space (pce3scea) 3
    15. In science class Teri used a hand lens to look at a material. She wrote, "It has very
    small pieces that look like tiny rocks. I also see pieces of dead leaves and stems. Mostly I
    see dark brown pieces." Teri was MOST LIKELY looking at
    A. fossils.
    B. minerals.
    C. crystals.
    D. soil.
    16. New, large rocks can be formed when small rocks
    A. freeze.
    B. dissolve.
    C. get squeezed together.
    D. are added to sandy soil.
    17. Which is NOT true about minerals?
    A. Minerals are part of rocks.
    B. Minerals are fossils.
    C. Minerals are solid.
    D. Minerals are crystals.
    18. Soil is a mix of materials. Which is NOT a part of soil in nature?
    A. dead plants
    B. dead animals
    C. rock pieces
    D. plastic pieces
    19. Which property can BEST be used to identify a type of mineral?
    A. hardness
    B. mass
    C. size
    D. temperature
    3 Science Earth and Space (pce3scea) 4
    20. How are sand and soil made from rocks?
    A. Large rocks are broken into small rocks.
    B. Rocks are buried deep under layers of mud.
    C. Rocks are melted by heat deep in the ground.
    D. Small rocks are stuck together to make larger rocks.
    21. High temperatures inside Earth form
    A. melted rock.
    B. fossils.
    C. soil.
    D. minerals.
    22. Which part of an animal might form a fossil?
    A. brain
    B. bones
    C. eyes
    D. heart
    23. Sometimes fossil bones are found lying at the top of the sand in the desert. This tells us
    that
    A. the fossils were formed in the past year.
    B. wind blew away the sand that covered the fossils.
    C. fossils are lighter than sand, so they floated to the top.
    D. deserts are so hot and dry that the fossils never got covered.
    24. Which rock breaks up the fastest?
    A. rock deep underground
    B. rock with small crystals
    C. rock with fossils
    D. rock that is easy to scratch
    3 Science Earth and Space (pce3scea) 5
    25. Granite is a kind of
    A. energy.
    B. fossil.
    C. rock.
    D. mineral.
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