Practice recognizing minerals, classifying rocks, and explaining the rock cycle.
Read each problem carefully. Answer in complete sentences and show your thinking when needed.
Identifying minerals, rock types, and how rocks change over time
Earth Science - Grade 4-5
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What is a mineral? Give two traits that all minerals have.
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How is a rock different from a mineral?
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Name the three main types of rocks.
- 4
A rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens. What type of rock is it?
- 5
A rock is made from layers of sand, mud, and tiny pieces of shell pressed together over time. What type of rock is it?
- 6
A rock changes because of heat and pressure deep underground, but it does not melt. What type of rock does it become?
- 7
What is magma, and where is it usually found?
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What is lava, and how is it different from magma?
- 9
Explain how weathering helps start changes in the rock cycle.
- 10
What does erosion do to rock particles and sediment?
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Why do some sedimentary rocks show layers?
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How can an igneous rock become a sedimentary rock?
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How can a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?
- 14
A student says the rock cycle always follows one path in the same order. Is that correct? Explain.
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Why is the rock cycle called a cycle?