Rock Facts
What's the hardest rock in the world? (Hint: What do women wear on their fingers when married?)
Diamond
What is a fossil
Remains from animals or plants
What would Yoda say if he was a rock?
May the quartz be with you!
Which rock is made by lava cooling?
Igneous
What is it called when a rock is slowly broken down?
Erosion
Which type of rock are you most likely to find a fossil?
Sedimentary
How many minerals are there?
Over 5,000!
Which rock is formed over a long period of time and has many different layers?
Sedimentary
What's it called when several layers of rock are pushed together by pressure:
Erosion
Desposition
Compaction
Compaction
Why would a dinosaur's fossilized remains stop showing up in the rock strata
Because that dinosaur species went extinct before that time
True or false: Rocks can float on water
True (Kind of) Pumice is light enough to float!
Which rock is formed by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
True or false: There is a start and finish to the rock cycle
FALSE: Since it's a cycle it doesn't have a beginning or end
What doesn't fossilize:
- Teeth
- Bones
- Cartilage
Cartilage
What type of rock is Kentucky known for?