Rocks
Minerals
Properties of Rocks and Minerals
Weathering and Erosion
Science Tools
100
A solid made up of 2 or more minerals
What is a rock?
100
This is made from one substance. It is pure.
What is a mineral?
100
Words like blue, black, and gray describe this property of rocks.
What is color?
100
Weathering is ______________________.
What is the breakdown of rocks and minerals?
100
This tool was used to test if a rock or mineral was magnetic.
What is a magnet?
200
List the 3 types of rocks.
What is igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?
200
A Geode is a mineral. True or False?
What is true?
200
Stinky and dirt-like could be used to describe this property of rocks and minerals.
What is odor, or smell?
200
The movement of broken pieces of rocks and minerals is __________.
What is erosion?
200
This tool was used to measure how long some rocks and minerals were.
What is a ruler (or tape measure).
300
A rock that has many layers is a __________ rock.
What is sedimentary?
300
Minerals are usually not colorful and pretty. True or False?
What is false?
300
Round, oval, or rectangular could be used to describe this property.
What is shape?
300
List three things in our environment that weather rocks and minerals.
What is water, wind, and ice?
300
This tool was used to observe rocks and minerals closely.
What is a magnifying glass?
400
A rock that forms from cool, hardened lava is a ________ rock.
What is igneous?
400
A white mineral that we can sprinkle on our food is called ________.
What is salt?
400
Rough and smooth describe a rock's _________.
What is texture?
400
Wind blowing sand from one place to another is called __________.
What is erosion?
400
This tool was used to compare the weight of two or more rocks and minerals.
What is a Pan Balance?
500
This rock's name means "to change".
What is metamorphic?
500
Rocks are made up of _________.
What is minerals?
500
Dull or shiny are used to describe a rock's _________.
What is luster?
500
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking rocks apart is called __________.
What is weathering?
500
This tool was used with vinegar to test if a rock or mineral fizzed.
What is a dropper?
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