Limestone is a soft rock that is often grey and contains fossils. It wears away easily in the rain. Marble is a decorative stone that comes in various colors like white, red, green, and black and has veins throughout. It is shiny. Granite is a very hard, durable rock that is pink and grey with small sparkles when light hits it. It is often used for long-lasting building materials.

1. Types of
Rock

2. Limestone
Fossils
Soft rock -
rain wears it
away!
Grey shades

3. Marble
Shiny
Veined
White, red,
green, black
Decorative.
Why?

4. Granite
Pink & grey
Sparkles in light
Hard wearing in
building materials

5. Quiz
• What rock type would you use in something you
wanted to last a long time?
• What material would you use to create a statue
for a museum?
• What rock often has holes in it?
• What rock is often used in buildings? Why?
• What rock is made when sand, clay and dead
sea life are pressed together for years?
• What material is most shiny?