Unit 5. Rocks and Minerals Grade 5 (vocabulary)

Uniform in character or composition = _____________

• homogeneous

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• igneous rocks

Naturally occurring inorganic substances found in the Earth’s crust = _____________

• homogeneous

• sedimentary rocks

• minerals

• rocks

A rock in which there is a high concentration of a mineral = _____________

• sedimentary rocks

• ore

• metamorphic rocks

• igneous rocks

Can be drawn out into thin wires without breaking = _____________

• brittle

• malleable

• fossil

• ductile

Can be molded into any shape without breaking = _____________

• brittle

• malleable

• fossil

• ductile

Break easily = _____________

• brittle

• malleable

• fossil

• ductile

The remains of humans, animals, insects or plants get trapped within layers of rocks, after millions of years = _____________

• mineral fuel

• fossil

• manuscript

• artefact

The small fragmented rocks, which are transported and deposited in different places by wind and water = _____________

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• minerals

The rocks formed when magma rises to the surface, cools, and solidifies = _____________

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• minerals

The rocks which are transformed into new kinds of rocks under the great heat and pressure = _____________

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• minerals