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Discover Rocks: Nature's Wonders and Uses

Explore the fascinating world of rocks, from where they are found in volcanoes, mountains, streams, beaches, and oceans to their diverse characteristics like hardness, texture, and color variations. Discover how rocks are essential for building, beautifying, and even used in everyday items like toothpaste and glass. Uncover the lifecycle of rocks as they change sizes through erosion, weathering, and geological processes. Learn about the different types of rocks - sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous - and how each is formed. Rocks truly rock the Earth's history and beauty!

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Discover Rocks: Nature's Wonders and Uses

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  1. Changes Written in Stone

  2. Where do we find rocks? • Volcanoes • Mountains • Streams • Beaches • Oceans • EVERYWHERE!

  3. Rocks can be . . . • Hard • Soft • Shiny • Dull • Smooth • Rough • One color • Many colors

  4. Here are rocks that are hard and have many colors.

  5. Here are rocks that are smooth and shiny.

  6. We use rocks for. . . • Building • Beauty • Decoration • Instruments • Health

  7. Did you know that rocks are even used for . . . • Pets  • Chalk • Toothpaste !!! • Glass • Salt

  8. Rocks become smaller, and smaller, and smaller, and smaller. . . • By erosion • By wind • By earthquake • By floods • By rain • By slides • By man

  9. Rocks become bigger, and bigger, and bigger, and bigger . . . • By earthquakes • By volcanoes • By heat and pressure

  10. The Life of a Rock Layers of sediment join together. Changes are made from pressure and heat. Melted rock cools and hardens

  11. Sedimentary Rock is . . . • Rock formed when layers of small particles of shell, rock, and sand join together.

  12. Metamorphic Rock is . . . • Rock that is formed when pressure and heat create changes to sedimentary or igneous rock.

  13. Igneous Rock is . . . • Rock that is formed when melted rock cools and hardens.

  14. THE EARTH ROCKS!!!

  15. Works Cited • I got all my pictures from Microsoft Clip Art.

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