3rd grade Science: rocks & Minerals

A natural, solid, non-living material made of minerals

• rock
• paper
• scissors
• minerals

Is a rock a living thing?

• yes
• no

A rock is made out of

• minerals
• paper
• wood
• glass

natural material that forms from non-living matter

• mineral
• paper
• glass

color, texture, size and patterns are all properties of

• rocks
• paper
• glass
• clouds

Which is a property of a rock?

• all of the above
• color
• texture
• size

Solid objects that have naturally occurring geometric forms (patterns).

• crystals
• grain
• core
• volcanic

Quartz is made of silicon and 

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• dirt

These are made of silicon and oxygen

• quartz
• igneous
• obsidian

A diamond is made of 

• carbon
• dirt
• glass