To help find the crystal minerals within the mock rock, we needed to let the water do this.
What is evaporation?
100
The earth's crust is made up of three types of ________.
What is rock?
100
A scientist that studies the planet Earth and its rocks is called a ________________.
What is a geologist?
100
Geologists can identify minerals by looking at whether it is brown or white. What is this property called?
What is color?
200
We separate the gray material to find more than one type of mineral there. We used this material to help us separate the gray material into different layers.
What is water?
200
This type of rock forms when small pieces of clay, silt or sand settle to layers on the bottoms of lakes and oceans. The pressure compresses the layers into this type of rock.
What is sedimentary rock?
200
What was found in the evaporation dishes after the water evaporated?
What is crystal?
200
Some minerals appear shiny and others dull. What is this property called?
What is luster?
300
Geologists use a tool in the field to examine rocks. We used a nail as this tool. What do geologist call it?
What is a pick?
300
This type of rock forms when molten material or magma cools and hardens.
What is igneous rock?
300
Rocks are made up of these.
What are minerals?
300
Some minerals are hard and others are smooth. What is this property called?
What is texture?
400
The mock rocks contained many minerals. Name at least two types of the minerals present in the rocks.
What are the red minerals, green minerals, pieces of shell or gray matter (sand, flour)?
400
This type of rock is made from melted older rock. What is this type?
What is metamorphic rock?
400
This material can be identified by its shape or pattern.
What is a crystal?
400
Some minerals can be identified by the its measurements. What is this property called.
What is size?
500
Mock rocks are like a type of food. Name that type of food.
What is a chocolate chip?
500
Name the three types of rocks.
What are sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic?
500
This is an ingredient of rocks that cannot be broken down any further.
What is a mineral?
500
Minerals can be given a scratch test to determine this property.