Rocks and Minerals

What is true of all rocks?

• They are made up of one or more minerals

• They are living

• They contain 5 kinds of minerals

• They are usually man-made

What is a sedimentary rock?

• Rock that is cooled from molten lava

• Rock that is formed by heat and pressure

• Rock that is formed by layers of sediment being pressed together

What is a Igneous rock?

• Rock that is cooled from molten lava

• Rock that is formed by heat and pressure

• Rock that is formed by layers of sediment being pressed together

What is a Metamorphic rock?

• Rock that is cooled from molten lava

• Rock that is formed by heat and pressure

• Rock that is formed by layers of sediment being pressed together

What can form fossils?

• Bones of dead animals, leaves, and shells

• Skin, hair and muscles

• live plants

• crystals that are in minerals

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What type of rock is shown in the picture?

• Composite

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Rock formed from magma has a large crystal. But how did it cool?

• Very slowly

• very quickly

• On land

• Under water

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Why would people use sandbags on the coast?

• To stop earthquakes

• To stop erosion

• To stop deposition

• To stop a landslide

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What rock was in the creek for a longer time?

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What is weathering?

• The breakdown of rocks by both physical and chemical agents

• The movement of dirt in the air

• Changes in rain patterns

• Force that move small rocks

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