Rocks & Water

Students collected a group of rocks. All of the rocks the students collected –

• have very sharp edges

• are the same color

• are different sizes

• have the same texture

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Which of the following could be used to describe the texture of a rock?

• light

• bumpy

• white

• large

Students made observations of a rock. Which of the following is an accurate description of the rock they found? The rock –

• has dark and light layers

• is mostly very dark colored

• has a smooth texture

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Students group rocks into three groups; smooth, bumpy, spikey. The students are sorting by which of the following characteristics?

• texture

• color

• hardness

• size

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Students sorted some rocks into two groups. Which of these rocks belongs in Group A?

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What is the largest source of salt water?

• rivers

• streams

• lakes

• oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All of these can be sources of fresh water EXCEPT -

• lakes

• oceans

• steams

• river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fresh water flows from the tops of mountains and hills downward in moving bodies of water known as -

• oceans

• pond

• rivers

• lakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An ocean is larger than a lake. Another difference is that only lakes have -

• small waves

• small fish

• green plants

• fresh water

What source of water covers most of the Earth’s surface?

• lakes

• rivers

• oceans

• streams

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4