Rocks and Minerals

A word that DOES NOT describe TEXTURE?

• smooth

• rough

• pretty

• bumpy

Which words describe COLOUR?

Select all that apply...

• white

• black

• gray

• hard

Describe the rock...

(select all that apply)

• it is green

• it is smooth

• it is dull

• it is shiny

Describe the rock...

(select all that apply...)

• smooth

• black

• dull

• bumpy

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Which picture does NOT show a mineral being used?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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How is this mineral being used?

• you write with it

• you eat it

• you build with it

• you make jewelry with it

When inside a volcano, the hot liquid that can cool to form rocks is called __________.

• crust

• magma

• hot rocks

• liquid goo

What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?

• minerals
• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic

Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals.  Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.

• diamonds
• minerals
• fossils
• dirt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is a type of rock?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• All of the above