Rocks & Minerals

A ______ is a hard, nonliving part of Earth.

• crab

• tree

• rock

• stinky sock

____________ are something that comes from Earth that people use.

• video games

• natural resources

• cars

• pencils

What is inside of rocks and soil that help plants and animals grow?

• cheese

• protien

• magic

• minerals

How long does it take for rocks and minerals to form in the ground?

• millions of years

• three minutes

• ten years

• hundreds of years

Which item is NOT a natural resource?

• air

• water

• plants

• batteries

• animals

How do people classify (sort) rocks? Choose ALL correct answers.

• by color

• by smell

• by texture (the way they feel)

• by shape

• by size

In Egypt, what rock was the Sphinx carved from?

• diamond

• graphite

• flourite

• limestone

Rocks can be found at the bottom of the ocean.

• true

• false

People have been using rocks as tools for only 100 years.

• true

• false