Rock on!
Rock star!
Rock and Roll
Rock Hound
Rocky Road
100
These are the three main kinds of rocks.
What is Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic.
100
A scientist that studies earth materials, including rocks.
What is a Geologist.
100
When rocks rub together, some rocks break into small pieces or even rock dust. This is called __________.
What is Weathering.
100
When working with river rocks, we poured earth materials through different sizes of _________. The Screens helped separate the rocks by __________.
What is Screens and Size.
100
The three pieces of sandpaper had different __________.
What is textures.
200
Geologists classify rocks by how they are _______.
What is 'Formed'.
200
Geologists classify/group rocks based on their ________.
What is Properties.
200
The light, soft rock that contains ash from the fires of the volcano is called _____________.
What is Tuff.
200
The smallest parts of the earth materials were _______.
What is Sand.
200
The sand paper with the largest pieces of sand is called __________ sandpaper.
What is Coarse.
300
These rocks are formed by a volcano.
What is Igneous rocks.
300
Geologists classify rocks based on many things, like: (list 4)
What is Color, Size, Shape, Texture, Form, Lustre.
300
The smooth, gray rock that was once the hot liquid lava from a volcano is called __________.
What is Basalt.
300
The largest rocks we separated were _________.
What is Pebbles.
300
Sedimentary rocks are made of many __________ of sediment.
What is Layers.
400
When lava cools slowly, the particles of the mineral have time to align and form __________.
What is Crystals.
400
A way a rock feels is called its __________.
What is Texture.
400
When we put the rocks in groups based on properties, this is called to _________.
What is Sort.
400
The point of the base on which the balance beam rests and pivots is the ____________.
What is the Fulcrum.
400
Metamorphic rocks are a result of these two things.
What is Heat and Pressure.
500
3 igneous rocks we looked at in class.
What is Basalt, Tuff and Scoria.
500
Molten rocks that cooled slowly underground have much larger _______________.
What is Crystals.
500
Rocks are so many different colors because they are made out of ___________.
What is Minerals.
500
We weighed our large pebbles using the standard metric unit, known as the _____________.
What is the gram.
500
This rocks is an igneous rock. Its nickname is 'Black Glass' and it was used by Native Americans as a weapon.
What is Obsidian.
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