3rd Grade Rocks & Minerals Mrs. Thornburg’s Vocabulary Pictures

Label the parts of the earth. 1: _____________ 2: _____________ 3: _____________ 2. 1. 3.

Label the parts of the earth. 1: Mantle 2: Crust 3: Core 2. 1. 3.

What do we call rock that was once melted, but has cooled and hardened? 4.____________________________________

Igneous Rock

What do we call a rock that forms from material that has settled into layers that are squeezed together over time? 5._________________________________

Sedimentary Rock

What do we call a igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock that has been changed by heat and pressure? 6._____________________________________

Metamorphic Rock

What is the process whereby each type of rock can be changed into another called? 7.____________________________________

Rock Cycle

What is a solid object that was formed in nature that was never alive? 8.__________________________________

Mineral

What is a solid substance made of minerals called? 9.___________________________________

Rock