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Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Science - Elementary School - Rocks
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Rocks and stones are solid minerals. There are many different types. You may have used chalk on a blackboard but did you know that chalk is a rock? Different rocks have different properties. One kind, pumice, can even float! Basalt is one of the most common rocks on Earth because most of the ocean's floor is made from it. 

Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Science - Elementary School - Rocks
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10 Questions

1. Which rock can float on water?
2. Which type of rock is formed from mud or shells?
3. Fossils can be found in which type of rocks?
4. 'Durability' means 'able to withstand wear and tear'. Which of these rocks has the greatest durability?
5. Which type of rock is formed when other rocks are put under huge amounts of heat or pressure?
6. Which of these rocks is white?
7. What does 'permeability' mean?
8. Why is slate often used to make roof tiles?
9. Which type of rock is formed from cooled lava or magma?
10. Which one of the following is not a type of rock?