Rocks and Minerals

What are the three types of rocks?

• Pumice, Igneous, Obsidian

• I don't know

• Marble, Shale, Limestone

• Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic

What are the three layers of earth?

Sedimentary rocks may have these remains of an organism inside of it.

• cleavage

• gem

• luster

• fossil

What is the hardest mineral?

• graphite

• fluorite

• diamond

• gypsum

This type of rocks is made up of layers that are cemented together.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

This type of rock can be changed by heat, pressure, and water.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

This type of rock is formed when melted rock cools.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals.  Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.

• diamonds
• minerals
• fossils
• dirt

A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.

• mineral
• rock
• fossil
• soil

Which BEST describes the rock cycle?

• New rocks form from older rocks.
• Lunar rocks change into terrestrial rocks.
• Rocks in the ocean become rocks on land.
• Layers of rock are broken by faults.