Rocks and Minerals

Rocks are natural resources found on Earth.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

All rocks are hard.

• True

• False

Rocks are a living part of Earth.

• True

• False

People use rocks as natural resources.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Rocks are only made up on one mineral at most.

• True

• False

You are looking for rocks for a garden. Where is the best place for you to find rocks and why?

• only near mountains, because mountains are made of rocks

• only near the ocean, because rocks are too heavy to be above sea level

• everywhere on Earth, because Earth's crust is made of rocks

What are two ways that you can classify rocks?

• by color and how they feel

• by smell and if they are living or not

• by sharpness and what they are resting on

How can rocks be classified?

• by color, feel, and hardness

• by living and nonliving

• by how hot they are

Which of these would most likely be made out of rock?

• a car

• a statue

• a window

Rocks can be found at the bottom of the ocean.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3