SPCPS - Y3 Rocks

Which of these is NOT one of the main rock types?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Cement

• Metamorphic

'Bricks and cement are man-made examples of rocks'

• True

• False

Which of these rocks are formed when a volcano erupts and the magma cools down?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which of these words mean that the rock allows water to pass through?

• Durable

• Buoyant

• Dense

• Permeable

'A fossil is just animal bones'

• True

• False

What is the first stage of fossilisation?

• The rocks erode and expose the fossil.

• The sea recedes.

• The animal is covered by sedimentary rock.

• An animal dies.

A mosquito trapped in amber or a woolly mammoth trapped in the ice are examples of...

• Whole body fossil

• Trace fossil

• Mold fossil

• Carbon fossils

We know dinosaurs were real because...

• they are in picture books.

• of the film Jurassic Park.

• Uncle Bob's nephew's grandma said so.

• we have unearthed fossils that prove it.

'Soil is a type of rock'

• True

• False

What is made up of 'air, water, minerals and organic matter'?

• Slate

• Fossils

• Limestone

• Soil