Rocks quiz

A rock is a

• mixture

• an element

• a compound

• type of music

Match the following scientists with their area of study

• structure of the Earth and composition

• geologists

• features of the universe

• paleontologists

• living things

• chemists

• fossils

• astronomers

• properties of matter

• biologists

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Naturally occurring elements or compounds found in the earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Match the following words with their definition

• does not contain carbon compounds

• inorganic material

• compacted due to pressure & temperature

• organic material

• does contain carbon compounds

• metamorphic rock

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) TRUE

,

(b) FALSE

• metamorphic rocks are igneous in nature

• sedimentary rocks have layers

• igneous rocks are made up of settled sediment

• igneous rocks have been melted

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Using the Moh's Hardness Scale, which mineral is the hardest?

• diamond

• quartz

• calcite

• talc

Reorder the following minerals in increasing hardness

• orthoclase

• apatite

• corundum

• diamond

• topaz

The process that is responsible for creating sediment

The natural process that involves the removal of sediment

Place the correct labels on the diagram

a

b

c

d

sand

minerals

igneous

sedimentary

sediments

metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1