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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals Vocab
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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A type of rock formed when sand, mud, pebbles pile up at the bottom of rivers, lakes and oceans.
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
River Rock
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What we use to identify a certain kind of rock. There are 5 of these.
Properties
Colour
Texture
Minerals
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A property of rocks. It is how easily one rock can be scratched by another rock. (Example: Talc is the softest rock, so cany other rock can leave a scratch on it).
Properties
Colour
Hardness
Texture
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A property of Rocks and Minerals. What colour the mineral in a rock leaves behind after it is scraped on tile.
Lustre
Streak
Hardness
Texture
Colour
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These are not man-made; they are found in nature. They are not plants or animals. They can grow, but are not living things. Minerals make up many things, including rocks.
Minerals
Properties
Rocks
Erosion
Grade 3 students
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The breaking down of rocks.
Minerals
Erosion
Volcanoes
Weathering
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A property of rocks. It is how much the light reflects off the rock. (Examples: shiny, dull, soapy, metallic, glassy).
Colour
Lustre
Pattern
Streak
Texture
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A type of rock that is made by fire and is formed when melted rock cools.
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Magma Rock
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The movement of rocks from one place to another.
Minerals
Erosion
Volcanoes
Weathering
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A property of Rocks and Minerals. What colours we see.
Texture
Lustre
Colour
Streak
Pattern
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A type of rock that has changed through heating and squeezing.
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Magma Rock
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A property of Rocks and Minerals. How the rock feels (examples: Bumpy, smooth, rough, sharp, big, small, cold, warm.)
Texture
Lustre
Colour
Streak
Pattern
This rock is the most common type of rock in the world.
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Mineral Rock
All rocks are made up of these:
Rocks
Crystal
Magma
Minerals
Each type of mineral has it's own special...
imaginary friend.
Colour, Lustre, Property, Streak, Hardness.
Colour, Lustre, Streak, Hardness.
Colour, Lustre, Hardness.
Minerals AND rocks are made of...
Minerals
Rocks
Crystals
Gemstones
True or False: A crystal is really just another form of rock or mineral
True
False
The word "crystal" tells us the...
hardness of a rock.
shape of a rock.
lustre of a rock.
texture of a rock.
What two processes changes how the earth looks?
Erosion and Glaciers
Two grade 3 students
Volcanoes and Magma
Weathering and Erosion
What is an example of erosion? Choose all that apply.
Rocks falling down a hill into a new location.
Cracks in rocks splitting into two pieces.
Water flowing over a rock over many years.
Water moving pieces of rock down stream.
What is an example of weathering? Choose all that apply.
Rocks falling down a hill into a new location.
Cracks in rocks splitting into two pieces.
Water flowing over a rock over many years.
Water moving pieces of rock down stream.
