Examples of colorful rocks found in nature for first graders

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🌈 Some rocks get their color from tiny bits of minerals inside them.
• 🟠 Iron can make rocks look red, orange, or brown.
• 🟢 Copper can make rocks look green or blue.
• 💛 Sulfur can make rocks look yellow.
• ⚫️ Sometimes, the way light bounces off the rock makes it look colorful!

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. What mineral often makes rocks look red?
   1. Gold
   2. Iron
   3. Silver
   4. Copper
2. Which color is MOST likely caused by copper in a rock?
   1. Yellow
   2. Red
   3. Green
   4. Black
3. What can make a rock look yellow?
   1. Sulfur
   2. Iron
   3. Copper
   4. Gold
4. What causes the colors we see in rocks?
   1. Magic
   2. Minerals
   3. Animals
   4. Plants
5. A rock that is mostly brown likely contains a lot of what?
   1. Sulfur
   2. Copper
   3. Iron
   4. Gold
6. If you found a rock that was bright green, which mineral might be inside?
   1. Iron
   2. Sulfur
   3. Copper
   4. Gold
7. What is one reason rocks can be colorful?
   1. Because they are painted
   2. Because of the minerals inside them
   3. Because they absorb sunlight
   4. Because they are all shiny