Rocks and Minerals Scavenger Hunt
Directions: Look up the answers for the following questions using the website listed. You may have to read parts of the website to find answers! Record your answers on your paper.
What is a mineral?
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/min_intro.html
2. Name four physical properties of minerals.
http://www.kidsloverocks.com/html/physical_properties_of_mineral.html
3. According to the Mohs Hardness Scale, what is the hardest mineral?
http://www.kidsloverocks.com/html/mineral_hardness.html
4. What are 3 uses for minerals?
https://uwaterloo.ca/earth-sciences-museum/resources/just-kids/minerals-kids
5. What are the three basic types of rocks?
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/rocktypes.html
6. What can an igneous rock turn into during the rock cycle?
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html
7. How does each of the three rock types form?
http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/index.html
8. Name one type of Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous rock.
http://geology.com/rocks/sedimentary-rocks.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/metamorphic-rocks.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/igneous-rocks.shtml
9. Label the layers of the Earth.
http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/69.asp
10. Put the layers of Earth in order from coolest to hottest.
http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/69.asp
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/min_intro.html
2. Name four physical properties of minerals.
http://www.kidsloverocks.com/html/physical_properties_of_mineral.html
3. According to the Mohs Hardness Scale, what is the hardest mineral?
http://www.kidsloverocks.com/html/mineral_hardness.html
4. What are 3 uses for minerals?
https://uwaterloo.ca/earth-sciences-museum/resources/just-kids/minerals-kids
5. What are the three basic types of rocks?
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/rocktypes.html
6. What can an igneous rock turn into during the rock cycle?
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html
7. How does each of the three rock types form?
http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/index.html
8. Name one type of Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous rock.
http://geology.com/rocks/sedimentary-rocks.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/metamorphic-rocks.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/igneous-rocks.shtml
9. Label the layers of the Earth.
http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/69.asp
10. Put the layers of Earth in order from coolest to hottest.
http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/69.asp