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WorksheetsRocks and minerals
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the name of this mineral?
Sulphur (Sulfuro)
Gold (Oro)
Pyrite (Pirita)
Calcite (Calcita)
What is the softest mineral? It can be easily scratched.
Pyrite (Pirita)
Blende (Esfalerita)
Talc (Talco)
Quartz (Cuarzo)
We can classify rocks in 3 groups:
Igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks, big rocks and sedimentary rocks
Volcano rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks
When fragments of rocks deposit in layers that can contain fossils they form...
Igneous rocks (Rocas ígneas)
Sedimentary rocks (Rocas sedimentarias)
Metamorphic rocks (Rocas metamórficas)
Esta fotografía es del Teide, un volcán que está en Tenerife. La roca que se ve delante, ¿de qué tipo es?
Roca ígnea
Roca sedimentaria
Roca metamórfica
How are sedimentary rocks, such as limestone and sandstone, formed?
Particles are changed into liquids.
Particles are compressed into layers.
Particles are melted together by magma.
Particles are heated by the Sun.
Can rocks contain fossils?
yes
no
How is this mineral being used?
you write with it
you eat it
you build with it
you make jewelry with it
How do you call the layer number 1?
(a)
This type of rock is...
...sedimentary
...metamorphic
...mineral.
...igneous.
Granite is a type of...
igneous rock.
metamorphic rock.
sedimentary rock.
amazing rock.
What is a very special property of Quartz?
(a)
What´s the property that defines if a mineral reflects the light? They can be metallic or non-metallic.
Lustre
Hardness
Color
Form
Write one property of the minerals:
(a)
Las propiedad de los minerales son:
Dureza, color y brillo
Dureza, color, brillo y forma
Dureza color y forma
Brillo y color
Some uses of the minerals are... (mark ALL the correct answers)
buildings
food
technology
jewellery
roads
This rock has been eroded by...
water
wind
ice
plants
This rock has been eroded by...
ice
water
wind
sand
How do you call the layer number 2?
(a)
How do you call the layer number 3?
(a)
