Minerals, Rocks, and Soil Oh My! Part 1

The definition of a rock is......

• The top layer of the ground in which plants grow

• Hard and shiny material that allows heat and electricity to move through it

• Hard and solid material made of minerals found in nature

• Minerals that form in regular, tight patterns

Which of these are types of rocks?

• Igneous

• Transformational

• Erosion

• Sedimentary

Two ways in which you can describe and compare rocks are.....

• Transportation

• Weathering

• Texture

• Shape

Igneous rocks are formed by.....

• An ocean that is really hot and salty

• Lava from a volcano that is above ground and is cool

• A pond that can be found at a park

• Mud from dirt and water mixed together

........and.......are two things that can be found as fossils

(a)  

One way in which metamorphic rocks can be formed is by....

• Heat

• Wind

• Soil

• Animals

Sedimentary rocks can transform into a Metamorphic rock by.....

• Weight

• Pressure

• Melting

• Heat

Both living and nonliving things are made up of....

• Minerals

• Elements

• Crystals

• Rocks

According to the text, which one of these is a metal...

• Silver

• Cotton

• Oxygen

• Rose Quartz

This describes the process that rocks go through as they change from from one kind to another.....

• The Weather Cycle

• The Life Cycle

• The Water Cycle

• The Rock Cycle