Rocks

1. Match the sentences.

a. The Earth’s crust is made up of rock.

b. The three main types of rock are igneous,
metamorphic and sedimentary.
c. Granite and basalt are igneous rocks.
d. Sedimentary rocks are made from minerals.
e. Marble and slate are metamorphic rocks.

2. Write the type of rock.

a. Coal: sedimentary
b. Sandstone: sedimentary
c. Basalt: igneous
d. Slate: metamorphic
e. Shale: sedimentary

3. Complete the sentences with the correct ending.

a. When melted rock cools down it makes igneous rocks.

b. Heat and pressure act on other rocks and change them into
metamorphic rocks.
c. Sedimentary rock is made of minerals, dead vegetation and
the remains of dead animals.
d. Different types of rock are important in our daily lives.
e. We need rock for cosmetics, glass, cement,
plastics, paints, medicines, toothpaste and
fertilizers.

4. Unscramble the letters and write.

a. GRANITE is an igneous rock.

b. COAL is a sedimentary rock.
c. MARBLE is a metamorphic rock.
d. We need rocks for GLASS.
e. We use rock in our everyday LIVES.