Rocks and minerals

What are the three main types of rock? 

• Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. 
• Igneous, sedimentary and malachite
• Crust, mantle and core.

What do we need rock for? 

• For cosmetics, glass, plastic…
• For cosmetics, paints, clothing…
• For medicines, toothpaste, paper…

How do metamorphic rocks form?

• By high pressure and heat.

• They form when the minerals combine.

• They form when the rock melts.

What rocks are made of minerals, dead vegetation and the remains of dead animals? 

• Igneous rocks.
• Sedimentary rocks.
• Metamorphic rocks.

What kind of rocks is made when magma cools down?

• Igneous rocks.

• Sedimentary rocks.

• Metamorphic rocks.

What rocks are usually layered? 

• Igneous rocks.
• Sedimentary rocks.
• Metamorphic rocks.

Which of these rocks are igneous rocks? 

• Limestone, chalk and clay.
• Granite and basalt.
• Marble and slate.

Limestone, shale and clay are examples of…

• Igneous rocks.

• Sedimentary rocks.

• Metamorphic rocks.

What can be made of marble? 

• Paint.
• Fertilisers. 
• Kitchen tops.

What are the characteristics of minerals?

• Colour, Lustre, Sulphur and Diamond

• Colour, Lustre, Crystal Structure and Shiny

• Colour, Lustre, Crystal structure and Hardness