Rocks and Minerals

Identify the three properties of a mineral

• color

• shape

• hardness

• streak

Identify the three properties of a rock

• color

• thickness

• texture

• layers

Identify the 4 parts of soil

• humus

• air

• rock pieces

• water

• grass

An example of a sedimentary rock is

• marble

• sandstone

• obsidian

an example of a metamorphic rock is

• marble

• sandstone

• obsidian

An example of an igneous rock is

• sandstone

• obsidian

• marble

The rocks on earth are always changing

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Paleontology is

• the study of plants

• the study of animals

• the study of fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Identify the 4 types of fossils

• mold fossil

• cast fossil

• plant fossil

• petrified fossil

• trace fossil