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Y3 Rocks Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these materials is not a rock?

a)

brick

b)

stone

c)

boulder

2.

Why is concrete not a rock?

a)

It is not a solid

b)

It is flat

c)

It is man made

3.

If a material is not man made we can say it is _______

a)

natural

b)

fake

c)

old

4.

A place where rock is dug out of the ground is called a ______.

a)

factory

b)

quarry

c)

cave

5.

All rocks are hard.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

All rocks are natural.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Describe the appearance of this rock.

a)

It has layers

b)

It has holes

c)

It has glittery grains

8.

Describe the appearance of this rock.

a)

It has layers

b)

It has holes

c)

It has glittery grains

9.

Describe the appearance of this rock.

a)

It has layers

b)

It has holes

c)

It has glittery grains

10.

Describe a property of this rock.

a)

It is soft and crumbly

b)

It is hard

c)

It is magnetic

11.

Describe a property of this rock.

a)

It is soft and crumbly

b)

It is magnetic

c)

It has a fizzy reaction with vinegar

12.

How rocks change from one type into another.

a)

life cycle

b)

water cycle

c)

rock cycle

13.

A type of rock made when lava or magma cools down.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

14.

A type of rock made when rock is broken up and then squashed together.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

15.

A type of rock made when heat and pressure changes rocks.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

16.

Which rock is igneous? Clue: Look for holes.

a)

sandstone

b)

marble

c)

pumice

17.

Which rock is sedimentary? Clue: Look for layers (straight lines).

a)

sandstone

b)

marble

c)

pumice

18.

Which rock is metamorphic? Clue: Look for swirling patterns - like the layers have been folded or bent.

a)

sandstone

b)

marble

c)

pumice

19.

When rock is broken into smaller pieces by natural processes.

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

mining

20.

When rock is moved and carried away to a new place by natural processes.

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

mining