Name: _________________________________ Class:____________ Date:_________________
Types of Rocks Foldable
Rubric
Directions were
followed
Pictures and
descriptions match
Completed neatly
Folding
Cover
Neat (2)
Cutting
Sedimentary
Could be better (1)
Stapling
Igneous
Not Neat (0)
Correct Order
Metamorphic
Subtotal:
/4
Subtotal:
/4
Subtotal:
/2
# of questions correct
Subtotal:
Total:
Grade:
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/ 20
Types of Rocks Foldable
Instructions:
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Fold the construction paper like a hamburger.
Cut along the fold. Now you should have two pieces of paper.
Line up the two sheets and fold it in half like a hamburger.
Use one staple to staple the middle along the fold. Be sure to catch the inside paper in
the staple.
5. Cut out the pieces from the other paper and glue them onto the appropriate pages.
a. Front Page – Cover
b. Second and Third Pages – Sedimentary Rocks
c. Fourth and Fifth Pages – Igneous Rocks
d. Sixth and Seventh Pages – Metamorphic Rocks
6. Answer the questions below in complete sentences on the lined paper.
Questions:
1. What is the rock cycle?
2. Which rock groups can form from metamorphic rocks?
3. In the rock cycle, igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all become magma
again. What step in the rock cycle causes this to happen?
4. Do all rock fragments or sediments follow the same path in the rock cycle? Explain.
5. What is the main characteristic that makes igneous rocks so different from sedimentary
and metamorphic rocks? Explain.
6. What is one role of plate tectonics in the rock cycle?
7. What takes place when water or wind loosen and carry rock fragments?
8. Which process occurs when sand particles settles out of the water or wind and deposit
sediments?
9. If igneous rocks cool rapidly on or near the surface of the Earth, then what would the
rocks’ texture be like?
10. How are sedimentary and metamorphic rocks similar? Different?
2 Major Types
1. Intrusive – formed beneath the
surface when magma hardens;
coarse grained and has large
crystals
2. Extrusive – formed above the
surface when lava hardens; fine
grained and has small or no
crystals
2 Major Types
1. Foliated – grains are arranged in flat
layers or bands
2. Nonfoliated – grains are arranged
randomly
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Formation Processes
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Compaction
Cementation
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Formation Processes
Heat and Pressure
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Formation Processes
Melting and Cooling
Sedimentary
Rocks
Metamorphic
Rocks
1. Clastic - rock fragments (ex: sandstone
and shale)
2. Organic – remains of plants and
animals (ex. Coal and some limestone)
3. Chemical – minerals dissolved in water
and crystalized (ex. Some limestone
and rock salt)
Igneous
Rocks
3 Major Types
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