Earth Materials PracticeEarth Materials Practice

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What is a rock?What is a rock?

What is a rock?What is a rock?

An earth material that is made up of several ingredients, called minerals

What is a mineral?What is a mineral?

What is a mineral?What is a mineral?

An ingredient of a rock that cannot be broken down any further

What is the difference What is the difference between a rock and a between a rock and a

mineral?mineral?

What is the difference What is the difference between a rock and a between a rock and a

mineral?mineral?

A rock is made up of several minerals and a mineral is the same substance throughout

How is a mock rock How is a mock rock like a real rock?like a real rock?

How is a mock rock How is a mock rock like a real rock?like a real rock?

Both are made up of ingredients that give them their special

properties

What is the diameter What is the diameter of a rock?of a rock?

What is the diameter of a What is the diameter of a rock?rock?

A measurement of size that stretches the length of a rock, across the

center

What is the depth of a What is the depth of a rock?rock?

What is the depth of a What is the depth of a rock?rock?

A measurement of size that tells how thick it is

What is the circumference What is the circumference of a rock?of a rock?

What is the circumference What is the circumference of a rock?of a rock?

A measurement of size that tells the distance in a circle,

around a rock

What are properties that What are properties that someone could use to someone could use to

identify a rock?identify a rock?

What are properties that What are properties that someone could use to someone could use to

identify a rock?identify a rock?

Size, color,

hardness, and texture

How can you tell the How can you tell the hardness of a rock?hardness of a rock?

How can you tell the How can you tell the hardness of a rock?hardness of a rock?

Perform a scratch test or scrape it with something

How can you tell if a How can you tell if a rock contains calcite?rock contains calcite?

How can you tell if a How can you tell if a rock contains calcite?rock contains calcite?

Put it in vinegar and see if it bubbles

Name a job that involves Name a job that involves working with earth working with earth

materials.materials.

Name a job that involves Name a job that involves working with earth working with earth

materials.materials.

Geologist, teacher, paleontologist, seismologist,

archaeologist

Name 3 tools that you Name 3 tools that you used in class to work with used in class to work with

earth materials.earth materials.

Name 3 tools that you Name 3 tools that you used in class to work with used in class to work with

earth materials.earth materials.

Pick, nail, tape measure, ruler, magnifying glass, penny, paper clip,

vinegar, vial, evaporating dish, fingernail, water

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