5th Grade Science Test 4

Question 1

fiery rock

Answer 1

igneous

Question 2

obsidian, pumice, and granite

Answer 2

igneous rocks

Question 3

rock layed down in layers

Answer 3

sedimentary rock

Question 4

limestone, sandstone, shale

Answer 4

sedimentary rock

Question 5

rocks thought to have changed from one type to another

Answer 5

metamorphic

Question 6

marble, slate

Answer 6

metamorphic rocks

Question 7

scientists who study the structure of the earth

Answer 7

geologists

Question 8

the unmovable rock

Answer 8

bedrock

Question 9

melted rock

Answer 9

magma

Question 10

magma that has erupted through the earths surface

Answer 10

lava

Question 11

new soil is formed by a process called what

Answer 11

wheathering

Question 12

any material found in Gods creation

Answer 12

natural resource

Question 13

decaying plant and animal material

Answer 13

humus

Question 14

a substance that forms rocks

Answer 14

mineral

Question 15

have a definite shape,sharp edges and flat sides

Answer 15

crystal

Question 16

mud ball

Answer 16

geode

Question 17

rare beautiful minerals which are very hard

Answer 17

gemstones

Question 18

scientists who study minerals

Answer 18

mineralogists

Question 19

stone icycles hanging from the ceiling of a cave

Answer 19

stalactites

Question 20

stone formations growing up from the floor

Answer 20

stalacmites

Question 21

another name for oil

Answer 21

petroleum

Question 22

a black or brown rocklike substance

Answer 22

coal

Question 23

the preserved remains of plants or animals

Answer 23

fossils

Question 24

scientists who study fossils

Answer 24

paleontologists

Question 25

what is soil

Answer 25

decayed plants and animals

Question 26

name two ways wheathering breaks or wears down rock

Answer 26

chemical and physical

Question 27

how does quartz get its color

Answer 27

by its impurities

Question 28

what is the name for plant and animal remains that have turned into stone

Answer 28

a mold

Question 29

famous geyser in Yellowstone national park

Answer 29

old faithful

Question 30

how is a cave formed

Answer 30

caves were made underground as acid dissolved some of the rock

Question 31

why are rocks found near river delta

Answer 31

because mineral wash up and form rocks

Question 32

how does a geyser work

Answer 32

a column rises until all the water is launched a couple feet into the air

Question 33

a rock that floats

Answer 33

pumise

Question 34

the hardest substance

Answer 34

crystal

Question 35

most of the rock under the surface

Answer 35

bedrock

Question 36

the metal which is liquid at room temperature

Answer 36

mercury

Question 37

the rarest gemstone

Answer 37

ruby

Question 38

was once limestone

Answer 38

marble

Question 39

a radioactive which is the primary source of nuclear power

Answer 39

uranium

Question 40

rock formed from shells of sea creatures

Answer 40

limestone

Question 41

volcanic glass

Answer 41

obsidian