Rock Poster
By:Camilla Russell
Rock vs. Minerals
Rocks are a solid mineral that comes of the earth. Minerals are a solid substance from a natural event.
Four Characteristics of Minerals
1. Forms in nature
2. Has a special ingredient
3. Is solid
4. Has a crystal structure
Three characteristics of Rocks
1. Is solid
2. Forms in nature
3. Is made up of more than one mineral
10 Examples of a Rocks & Minerals
Salt
uses:
cleaning rust
clearing sidewalks full of snow
refrigerators
Lead
uses:
plumbing and pipes
used in batteries
wire covering
Copper
uses:
used to make the Statue of Liberty
electrical wires
heating and cooling systems
Quartz
uses: making glass
making cement
sand paper to soften rough places
Lime stone
uses: filtered in paper
in paint
to make roads
Magnesuim
uses: car engines
making aircraft
flash photography
Adamantine
uses:
making armors like a shield
making flood gates so a city will not get flooded with water
Silver
uses: used in electronics to keep the stronger if dropped
used to make jewelry
telephone wires
Barium
uses: gives fireworks a green color
paint
glass making for bullet proof windows
Chromite
known for its toughness and its uses are for military hideouts and for some times tanks
importance
Rocks and minerals are important in our lives because they help make our cars, supplies and objects we need everyday to get to long distances or to have windows to protects us from weather or flying objects. They make up basically everything we have today. Without them we would be living like cavemen.