Rock Cycle 4th Grade

Which of these is NOT a way minerals are classified?

• hardness
• color
• streak
• metal

Test a minerals hardness by:

• throwing it
• scratching it
• hitting it with a hammer
• using a magnet

The hardest mineral is:

• diamond
• talc
• quartz
• calcite

These types of rocks can have have crystals, air pockets, or be glass likeL

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

Theste types of rocks can have fossils, are cemented together, and often have layers:

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

These types of rocks often have layers and crystals, and are hard

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

Sedimentary rocks are created with:

• pressure
• heat and pressure
• heat

Igneous rocks are created with:

• pressure
• heat and pressure
• heat

Metamorphic rocks are created with:

• pressure
• heat and pressure
• heat

You would be likely to find igneous rocks:

• in a dried up lake bed
• near a volcano
• deep in the earth