Ways to Sort Rocks
Different Rocks
Uses for Rocks
Definitions
This and That
100
Rocks come in many different shades and can be sorted according to this?
What is color.
100
A kind of rock that you would find on a beach. It is very small.
What is sand?
100
People walk on this made from a combination of rocks.
What is a sidewalk/pathway
100
A scientist that studies rocks.
What is a geologist
100
Are rocks a solid, liquid or gas?
Solid
200
Rocks can be gigantic or miniscule and can be sorted according to this?
What is size.
200
This is another name for dust and it is the smallest type of rock.
What is silt?
200
Plant pots, beads and toothpaste is made from this.
What is clay
200
This is what happens when rocks rub together and break into small pieces
What is weathering
200
What are different ways rocks can be moved?
By water or wind
300
Some rocks are circular, triangular or rectangular and can be sorted according to this?
What is shape.
300
Rocks that break off of a mountain
What are boulders?
300
bricks and glass is made from this
What is sand
300
Plant and animal material that has decayed or rotted
What is humus
300
How are the soils different from each other?
Different soils can have different amounts and combinations of ingredients
400
Rocks can be smooth, rough or jagged and can be sorted according to this?
What is texture.
400
Lime rock, clay, gravel and sand make up this
What is concrete
400
A combination of earth materials, like sand, gravel, and pebbles, and decaying plant material, like the humus.
What is soil
500
Name something in your house made from rock
Answers vary
500
Remains of plants or animals that lived a long time ago
What are fossils
500
What do fossils tell us?
They tell us about plants and animals that lived a long time ago.
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