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3 Types of Rocks
Minerals
Properties
Vocabulary
Rocks
100
Which rocks are formed from heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
100
What are rocks made up of?
Minerals
100
Johnny sorted his rocks into a group of gray rocks, black rocks and white rocks. Which property did he look at?
Color
100
Scientists use _____________ to classify rocks.
Properties
100

What kind of rock floats in water?

Pumice

200
Which rock forms under water?
Sedimentary
200

What are minerals made up of?

Elements

200
A rock that feels grainy is an example of which property?
Texture
200

Tiny bits of minerals that settle and form sedimentary rocks are called _________?

Sediments

200

What are the three rock groups?

Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

300
Which rocks form in layers?
Sedimentary
300
Which mineral is the hardest?
Diamond
300

If a rock attracts a magnet it contains  ___________.

Metal

300

The word for how something feels

Texture

300

What is one example of a sedimentary rock?

Sandstone, coal, or limestone

400
Which rock is formed from magma or lava?
Igneous
400

Tell one property used to classify minerals.

Color, size, texture, hardness, patterns, shape

400
Scratching a rock with your fingernail can show the rock's ___________.
Hardness
400

Are hard, solid, and made of minerals

Rocks

400

What kind of rocks form when magma or lava cools?

Igneous rocks

500
Which rock is formed from fossils or plant and animal remains?
Sedimentary
500

True/False: Minerals can only be made up of one element.

False!

500

If a rock bubbles when vinegar is placed on it, it contains __________.

Limestone
500

A solid, material made of elements that rocks are made from

Minerals

500

Explain how a sedimentary rock forms.

As water and wind move the sediment it settles in layers. New layers form on top of old layers. Weight and pressure make the layers press together. Over a LONG period of time the sediments turn into sedimentary rocks.