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The document provides information about rocks, the rock cycle, and soil. It includes a matching exercise with definitions of key terms, instructions to label parts of the rock cycle diagram, and questions comparing different elements of geology such as types of igneous rocks, magma and lava, erosion and deposition, fossil types, and soil compositions.

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Unit 3 HW - Worksheet Answers

The document provides information about rocks, the rock cycle, and soil. It includes a matching exercise with definitions of key terms, instructions to label parts of the rock cycle diagram, and questions comparing different elements of geology such as types of igneous rocks, magma and lava, erosion and deposition, fossil types, and soil compositions.

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Key Stage 2, Year 6

November 2023
Name: ________________________
Unit Three, Classified Worksheet

Rocks, the Rock Cycle and Soil


1 Match the words 1–6 in Column A with their meanings A–F in Column B.
Write the correct letter next to each number in the list below the table.

A B

1 Erosion A Very small pieces of rock.

2 Loam B Part of a rock made of different substances with a crystal structure.

3 Crystalline C The wearing down of weathered rocks.

4 Sediments D A natural fertiliser made of dead organic matter.

5 Compost E A soil with a balance of sand, clay and organic matter.

6 Mineral F A rock that is made up of crystals.

1 _______________

2 _______________

3 _______________

4 _______________

5 _______________

6 _______________

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2 Complete the labels at A, B, C, D and E on this diagram of the rock cycle.

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Making comparisons
Use the word ‘whereas’ as a linking word between the two things you are comparing.
Example: What is the difference between a cup and a saucer?
Answer: A cup is something that you drink out of, whereas a saucer is something that a cup rests on.

What is the difference between:


1 Intrusive igneous rock and extrusive igneous rock.

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2 Magma and lava.

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3 Erosion and deposition.

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4 A mould fossil and a cast fossil.

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5 Sandy soil and clay soil.

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