4th Grade Earth Science

The basic building blocks of rocks are ________________________.

A property of a mineral is ________________________.

_________________ is the softest of all miners.

Weathering is a process that _________________________ rocks.

Water is a(n) __________________________ that alters rocks.

Wind and ice will change rocks through ________________________.

Rocks from the _______________________ are most often changed by wind.

In a stream, as rocks hit each other they become ________________________.

___________________ is/are made from tiny bits of rock and the remains of living things.

___________________ rocks form as melted rocks.

As pieces of rock stick together and build, a(n) _________________ rock is being formed.

Heat and pressure change rocks into ________________ rocks.

Lava is an example of a(n) _____________________ rock.

Changes in rocks due to heating, cooling, erosion, and pressure is known as _____________________.

Limestone is changed to marble through applied pressure and extreme heat. Marble is a(n) _______________ rock.