Types of rocks
Properties
Minerals
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
Which rocks are formed from heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
100

Yarisbeth found a rock in the park that was very shiny. Which property is she focusing on?

luster

100
True/False: Minerals are not found in rocks.
False
100
Who studies rocks?
Geologist
100
Describe the properties of our mock rocks.
Red and green spots, rough, sparkly, grayish pink color
200
Which rock forms under water?
Sedimentary
200
Tashary sorted her rocks into piles of gray rocks, red rocks and black rocks. Which property did she look at?
Color
200
What are rocks made out of?
Minerals
200
How do we classify rocks?
Properties
200
Where do rocks come from?
The Earth
300
Which rock is formed from magma or lava?
Igneous
300
Tell one property used to classify minerals.
Size, color, shape, texture and hardness
300
True/False: There can be more than one mineral in a rock.
True
300

The mark left on a porcelain plate?

streak

300

Name phases of the rock cycle?

Sediments create sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, igneous rock -through pressure, intense heating, cooling...Then the cycle starts all over!

400
Explain how sedimentary rock is formed.
Sediments run off into the water where they settle at the bottom of the ocean. The water causes the rock to form.
400

What is the scale scientists use to identify the hardness of a mineral?

Moh's Hardness Scale

400

TRUE or FALSE :  Minerals are not formed by a living thing.

TRUE

400

In order to get a closer, detailed view, to identify sediments/minerals in rocks, what was tool would they use?

Hand lens / magnifying lense

400
Describe where igneous rocks come from.
Hot magma pushes up through the surface and cools.
500
What are all three types of rocks?
Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic
500

Minerals that break in flat pieces are identified as what property?

What is cleavage?

500
Which mineral is the hardest?
Diamond
500
What tool did we use to find the measurement of the diameter?
Tape measure, meter tape
500

Who is the best teacher 4th grade teacher ever?

MRS. Concepcion (FINE...and Ms Dawson)

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