Rocks and Soil

Name five mineral found inside the earth.

How moisture can be removed from soil?

Define petrology.

Porosity measures the percentage of voids in a rock.

Define porosity of a material.

What are the three major types of rocks?

What are the various applications of soil?

Why is limestone used in building decorative monuments?

Write any two uses of limestone.

The stone used in making the Red Fort is _____.

Look at the picture given below. Colour them and name the soil that most suitably associates with them.

Look at the picture given below. Colour it and name the soil that most suitably associates with it.

Write one word for the largest soil particles.

State two things that you would like to know about soil.

State two things that you know about soil.

Fill in the blanks. Choose the right word from the box.

_____ rock contains skeletons of sea animals.

State one use each of quartz, granite and marble.

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

How are igneous rocks formed?