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Rocks and Minerals
Become a
Rock Hound!
In
order to become a Rock Hound you must answer the following questions. You will
need to click on one or more links that are below each question. If you cannot answer the question from one
link, gather as much information as you can, and then go on to the next
link. You may need to put some pieces of
information together with other information to form your answers.
2. What is a mineral?
3. What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
4. How do minerals form?
5. How are minerals identified?
How are minerals
identified? 1
How are rocks and minerals identified? 2
6. Explain the following properties of minerals.
Color—
Streak—
Luster—
Density—
Hardness—
Cleavage—
Fracture—
7. What is the Moh’s Scale?
How to identify
minerals - hardness
8. What are ores?
9. Name the 3 different types of rocks.
Discover how rocks are formed?
10. Explain how each type of rock forms, and then give some examples of each.
How Sedimentary Rocks are formed?
How Metamorphic Rocks are formed?
11. What is the rock cycle? Explain it.
12. Draw a diagram to show the rock cycle.
13. What are some ways people use rocks and minerals?
14. What is the most common mineral?
15. What are elements?
16. Find some other fascinating information. What 3 things do you find interesting?
Bonus
Tell about:
1. oxygen:
2. carbon:
3. silicon:
4. aluminum:
http://go-passport.grolier.com/
Now that you have completed your research, you are a real Rock
Hound! Play some fun activities and See how much you know by clicking on the
links.
