Types of Rocks
Uses of Rocks
Rock Characteristics
Cyber-Rock Testing
Fun Facts
100
Rocks that are made when melted lava cools and hardens
What is Igneous Rock
100
This type of rock is very commonly used in building houses or large buildings
What is Granite
100
The color that the mineral left on the white piece of stone was called the mineral's ________________
What is streak
100
I dropped water on my rock and the water disappeared. What do you infer that this means?
What is the rock is permeable.
100
A material made up of one or more minerals
What is a Rock
200
A type of rock that forms when pieces of broken rocks and shells settle on top of each other and are layered together.
What is Sedimentary Rock
200
We learned that Rocks and minerals can be used in many things. In class we researched three things. They were:
What is : Building a home, foods, and electronics
200
A mineral was considered to be very hard if it could not be scratched by these things:
What is fingernail, nail, and penny
200
I stepped on my rock and nothing happened. What do you infer?
What is my rock wears well.
200
The way the surface of a mineral reflects light
What is luster
300
The type of rock that is formed when either a Sedimentary Rock, or Igneous Rock changes into another type of rock
What is Metamorphic Rock
300
Name two foods that minerals can be found in
What is salt, vitamins, (or any others you can prove)
300
The way that a mineral reflected light was called the mineral's
What is Luster
300
While cleaning my toilet, my rock was floating when I dropped it. What kind of rock was I cleaning with?
What is Pumice
300
The breaking down of rocks by wind, water, ice, and plant roots is called
What is erosion
400
This causes Metamorphic Rocks to be able to "morph" or change
What is heat and pressure
400
This rock can be split very easily and is great when used on a roof or as a porch floor.
What is slate
400
One rock was magnetic.
What is magnetite
400
I am writing on the sidewalk with a rock that does not wear well. What can you predict I am using?
What is Chalk.
400
Rock Cycle
What is The changes rocks go through as they change back and forth from igneous to sedimentary to metamorphic rock
500
Igneous Rocks can be found on or in the earth's
What is "Crust"
500
Which metamorphic rock is commonly found in homes on countertops?
What is marble
500
The forms of luster included vitreous, dull metallic, pearly, shiny and one that means to see through. What is the missing one?
What is transparent.
500
I need a rock that is good for a roof.
What is slate
500
If you were a geologist and discovered a new mineral what would you do?
What is Test its color, streak, hardness, luster, and magnetism
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