Rockin' Words
Rock My World
Rock Riddles
Rock Cycles
Layer Cake
100
A giant wave caused by an earthquake at sea.
What is TSUNAMI?
100
All rocks are made up of one or more of these.
What is MINERALS?
100
I'm a sedimentary rock made of sand cemented together.
What is SANDSTONE?
100
These rocks are liquid rock that cools and hardens.
What are IGNEOUS rocks?
100
This is the layer we walk on.
What is the CRUST?
200
This comes from the meaning fire.
What is IGNEOUS?
200
These are rocks containing useful minerals
What are ORES?
200
I am clear like glass with a 10 on the Hardness Scale.
What is DIAMOND?
200
All rocks can change into this kind of rock.
What are METAMORPHIC rocks?
200
This is the thinnest and coolest layer.
What is the CRUST?
300
Melted rock underneath the earth's surface.
What is MAGMA?
300
These are minerals used in jewelry.
What are GEMS?
300
I am a sedimentary rock made in the ocean from shells pressed and cemented together.
What is LIMESTONE?
300
This rock is formed by heat, time, and pressure.
What is a METAMORPHIC rock?
300
The deepest layer.
What is the INNER CORE?
400
The way a mineral or rock shines in the light.
What is LUSTER?
400
These are the 3 ways you can use to identify minerals.
What are... LUSTER, TEXTURE, and STREAK?
400
I'm the metamorphic rock made from limestone.
What is MARBLE?
400
These rocks are formed by layers being squeezed and cemented together.
What are SEDIMENTARY rocks?
400
The 4 layers of the earth.
What is... CRUST, MANTLE, INNER CORE, and OUTER CORE?
500
This is when broken pieces of rock are washed or swept away.
What is EROSION?
500
Glass and glass products are made from this mineral.
What is QUARTZITE?
500
I'm an extrusive igneous rock. I am the lightest rock; I float.
What is PUMICE?
500
This is the process where rocks are worn away by wind, water, and ice.
What is WEATHERING or EROSION?
500
This layer is the hottest, but it is NOT liquid.
What is the INNER CORE?