Rocks and Minerals

What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?

• Rocks are hard and minerals are soft

• A rock is made up of minerals and minerals are one substance

• Rocks come in different colours and minerals do not

• A rock is made up of minerals and a mineral is made up of rocks

3 properties used to describe rocks and minerals are:

• Hardness

• Texture

  Rough or Smooth

• Shape

• All of the answers

What are the 3 types of rocks

• Igneous

  Sandwich

  Metagiant

• Igneous

  Metamorphic

  Sedementary

• Igneous

  Metascale

  Sydney

• Igneous

  Black

  Grey

Name two common uses of rocks and minerals:

• Pencil

• Computer

• Jewlery

• All of answers

True or False

Rocks break down into smaller rocks by weathering

• True

• False

True or False

The lowest layer of soil is called the topsoil.

• True

• False

True or False

Rocks are made up of minerals

• True

• False

True or False

We (humans) live on the Earth's Crust

• True

• False

True or False

The soil layer bedrock contains solid rock

• True

• False

True or False

Metamorphic rocks can be made from both igneous and sedimentary rocks

• True

• False