Rocks, Soil, and Minerals

Rocks that form from molten rock, or magma.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Sandstone

Rocks forms from particles in the environment that settle to form layers.

• Limestone

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Rocks that form when heat and/or pressure is applied. They usually develop new crystals.

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Rocks

These have properties, including color, texture, luster, streak, cleavage, and hardness.

• Minerals

• Rocks

• Sand

• Soil

Is a mixture or rock particles, air, water, and decomposing matter.

• Sand

• minerals

• soil

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Deep narrow areas surrounded by a mountain’s steep sides.

• Butte

• Canyon

• Mountains

• Landslide

Single hill that has steep sides and a flat top.

• Butte

• Canyon

• Waterfall

• Mountain

Large area of raised flat land that extends over a great distance.

• Butte

• Mountain

• Land

• Volcano

Something that appears or occurs again and again in the same way.

• Pattern

• Fault

• Trench

• Steep

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Cracks in Earth’s crust.

• Faults

• Patterns

• Steep

• Land

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2