Land & Minerals
Rocks
Properties of Rocks
Properties of Rocks 2
Fossils
100
Part of the Earth's surface that is not covered by bodies of water.
What is land
100
Rocks are natural _______________ solids made up of one or more mineral.
What is nonliving
100
List 4 types of properties of a rock
What is color, shape, size and texture.
100
Texture is _________
What is how something feels
100
Fossils can be found in ______.
What is rocks.
200
a solid that was formed in nature and that was never alive.
What is mineral
200
Granite rock is make up of many ____________.
What is minerals
200
Can rocks be different colors?
What is yes
200
Give 2 examples of texture
What is rough or smooth
200
Fossils are
What is remains or traces of organisms that lived long ago.
300
Halite is a mineral that is found in __________
What is food we eat. (table salt)
300
Grains are ____________
What is small pieces of minerals in rocks
300
A large rock is called a __________.
What is boulder
300
You can _______ the texture or you can _____ the texture.
What is see of feel.
300
Fossils form when __________
What is bones or shells of dead organisms turn to rock or tracks from animals left behind.
400
What is one example of a mineral that is found in our bones
What is calcium
400
Grains in a rock can form a ______________.
What is pattern
400
True or False: Rocks are all the same shape and size.
What is False
400
Rocks have luster. Luster is______________
What is how shiny or dull an object is.
500
A mineral is __________ created by people.
What is NOT
500
Limestone rock is often made up of one mineral called ________.
What is calcite.
500
The color of the rock depends on the ______in the rock.
What is minerals
500
What is one way to tell if it is hard or soft.
What is scratching the rock
500
The footprint is left in the mud and over time, the mud __________ and becomes a rock.
What is hardens