DK Rocks and Minerals

What is the name for scientists who study rocks and minerals?

• geographer

• biologist

• geologist

• meteorologist

Which of these is a metamorphic rock?

• limestone (turns into marble)

• marble (used to be limestone)

• granite (turns into schist)

• chalk (similar to limestone)

Which of these rocks can float on water?

• granite

• obsidian

• pumice

• lead

What is the word for rocks that land on earth from space?

• meteors

• igneous rocks

• shooting stars

• meteorites

What type of rock is coal?

• conglomerate

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

What types of rocks are formed when rocks are squashed into layers?

• conglomerate

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

What do we call rocks that contain metal?

• igneous

• magma

• ore

• lava

How do igneous rocks form?

• pieces of rock being squashed together in layers

• molten rock cooling

• rocks getting squeezed or heated

• water washing rocks away

Where are the oldest rocks in the Grand Canyon?

• in the middle

• at the bottom

• at the top

• in the end

What is the word for "tiny bits of rock that have been worn away by erosion"?

• strata

• conglomerate

• sediment

• magma