Vocabulary
Fun Facts
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100
This is the word that tells us how rocks feel. For example: bumpy, smooth, rough… (Hint: starts with a "T")
Texture
100
This stone is the hardest rock on the earth.
Diamond
100
How can a rock change?
Weather, breaking apart, water moving them, heat, etc.
200
This words tells us about how shiny a rock is when light is reflected off of it, giving it a gold or bright color.
Luster
200
Where are two places in the earth that rocks are formed?
Volcanoes, water (rivers, oceans), mountains, etc.
200
What type of weather usually causes rocks to change?
Rain or storms, possibly heat.
300
This words tells us how tough a rock is, or how "hard" it is.
Hardness
300
Which mineral is one that we use to make our food taste better?
Salt.
300
A big rock is called a _______.
Boulder
400
All rocks are made up of tiny _____________.
Minerals
400
Name three rock properties.
Bumpy, smooth, big, small, red, blue (answers may vary).
400
Rocks that make up our roads and streets are called ______.
Gravel.
500
What is the name of the word that tells us characteristics, or traits about rocks? (i.e. bumpy, crooked, pretty, etc.)
Properties.
500
Name two things that are made of rock.
Buildings, roads, mountains, statues, etc.
500
Super tiny rocks that make up what we walk on at the ocean are called.
Sand.
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