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 smooth. Which property is she focusing on?
Texture
100
True/False: Minerals are not found in rocks.
False
100
Who studies rocks?
Geologist
100
What type of rock are these?
Metamorphic
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
What type of rocks are these?
Igneous
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
Jacob measured his rock by finding the distance across his rock. What measurement was he looking for?
Diameter
300
That type of rocks are these?
Sedimentary
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
A boulder and pebble are talking about which property?
Size
400
Minerals are everywhere. We even eat and drink some minerals like calcium and iron. What food or drink do we consume that have these minerals?
milk, orange juice, dairy, fruits, vegetables and meats
400
Steven was trying to find the distance around his rock. What was he measuring?
Circumference
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
Name four properties that classify rocks.
What is shape, size, texture, color and hardness
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
Name three uses of rocks.
vary