Rocks and Minerals 2

What do rocks and minerals have in common?

• Same size

• Same colour

• Contain minerals

• Same shape

The name of a scientist that studies rock and minerals is called a ____________________

• biologist.

• geologist

• zoologist

• rockologist

_______________ is a natural solid made of one or more minerals.

• Igneous Rock

• Rock

• Mineral

• Metamorphic Rock

What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?

• A rock is a mixture of one or more minerals while, a mineral is 'pure' and made up of a precise combination of chemicals.

• Minerals contains fossil while rocks do not.

• A rock is harder than all minerals.

• A mineral is a mixture of one or more minerals, while a rock is 'pure' and made up of a precise combination of chemicals.

The picture shows the mineral talc, it is often ground into dust and used in may types of powders. Which sentence is most likely true?

• Talc is easily stretched.

• Talc is very strong and hard.

• Talc is easily scratched.

• Talc is very flat and smooth.

Coal is made up of trees that died millions of years ago. Is coal organic or inorganic?

• Organic.

• Inorganic.

If a rock has three different colours, that means it's probably made of _____________________

• three different minerals

• the same mineral.

• breaking into pieces very soon.

• organic materials.

Diamond is a mineral and nothing inside of a diamond was ever alive. Is diamond organic or inorganic?

• Inorganic.

• Organic