Minerals and Rocks

Which statement accurately describes rock sizes and shapes?

• Rocks are the same size and different shapes.

• Rocks are the same shape and different sizes.

• Rocks come in many sizes and shapes.

• Gray rocks are more common.

A rock is

• soil that is packed together

• made of sticky soil

• a living material that comes from earth

• a hard, solid part of the earth

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

Which statement about Earth is true?

 

• Earth is completely covered in grass.

   

• The moon is made up of a rock.

• Earth is made up of one mineral.

• Earth is made up of rocks.

Look at the chart. It sorts rocks by different features. Which feature is shown in the fourth column? Choose the correct word.

• color

• shape

• size

• texture

Read each description. Which tells about a rock with a smooth texture?

• a rock that feels like grains of sand

• a rock that feels like glass

• a rock that feels like sand

• a rock that feels bumpy

Which statement about rocks and minerals is true?

• Most rocks contain more than one mineral.

   

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  Most rocks contain only one mineral.

   

   

• Most rocks contain every mineral.

   

   

• Most rocks contain no minerals.

   

   

Minerals are

• nonliving materials that come from the earth

• living materials that come from the earth

• soil that is packed together

• different kinds of plants and animals that live in one place

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Look at the chart. It sorts rocks by different features. Which feature is shown in the first column? Choose the correct word.

• size

• texture

• shape

• color

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Look at the chart. It sorts rocks by different features. Which feature is shown in the first column? Choose the correct word.

• size

• texture

• shape

• color

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What is the hardest mineral?

• graphite

• fluorite

• diamond

• gypsum