Rocks and Minerals Grade 3

What type of rock would you most likely find a fossil inside of?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic
• diamond

What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?

• minerals
• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic

Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals.  Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.

• diamonds
• minerals
• fossils
• dirt

What type of rock is formed when an existing rock has been changed into a new rock?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• minerals
• metamorphic

What layer of the Earth are minerals found in?

• outer core
• inner core
• mantle
• crust

What type of rock forms when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are squeezed together?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• minerals

• metamorphic

What type of rocks would I most likely see at the top of a volcano?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• minerals

How could you determine the streak of a mineral?

• streak test
• balance test
• weight test
• scratch test

What do we call the scientist who studies rocks?

• geologist
• rock scientist
• rockologist
• mineralogist

How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 

• Throw it against a wall
• Step on it
• Scratch Test
• Kick it until it breaks