Rock
What is the definition for a rock?
materials of the Earth's crust that contain a mixture of at least two minerals
What is the definition is a mineral?
inorganic solids that occur naturally in our world; minerals are made of the same substances throughout.
Ancient pyramids, temples, castles, Great Wall of China, schools, the parliament buildings.
Jewellery
What characteristics do rocks have?
What will a mineral form under the right conditions?
A crystal
What else were rocks used for in building besides making the structure?
Decorating it!
What minerals are used in drill bits?
Diamonds
What rock from PEI is featured in your textbook?
Elephant Rock
Minerals have characteristics such as colour, hardness, and crystal shape.
Sometimes rocks were used as tools, what is one example of a tool that rocks were used for?
Weapons, grinding grain, tending to crops
What two minerals were used in King Tutankhamun's mask?
Gold and lapis lazuli
What does the word lustre mean?
How shiny or how dull your rock is
How many different minerals are there?