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2.2 Classifying Rocks
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To organize, or sort items according to similarities in their characteristics is to
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a. Geologists classify rocks according to their
b. EXPLAIN How do igneous rocks form?
c. CLASSIFY Pumice is a type of rock that forms from molten material that erupts violently from a volcano. To what
group of rock does pumice belong?
What are “ROCK-FORMING MINERALS”?
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How many rock-forming minerals are in Earth’s crust?
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Explain why color alone is NOT enough to classify a rock.
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What is GRAIN and what is it’s relation to a rock’s TEXTURE?
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What does the word ORIGIN mean? Briefly describe each of the three possible origins below.
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2.3 Igneous Rocks
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What are the two possible types of IGNEOUS rock?
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Describe the differences between the two.
 What are they formed from?
 How fast do they cool?
 What is their crystal (or grain) size?
Describe the first type here…
Describe the second type here…
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Choose one specific igneous rock and explain what it was used for in society.
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2.4 Sedimentary Rocks
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Please take the vocabulary words below and put them
into the flow chart in the appropriate order. Then
describe what the process entails and how it happens.
WORD BANK:
FLOW CHART:
DETAILS:
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CEMENTATION
DEPOSITION
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COMPACTION
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EROSION
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WEATHERING
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What are the three
TYPES of
sedimentary rocks?
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2.5 Metamorphic Rocks
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What are the three possible ROCK TYPES that can turn into metamorphic rocks?
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
What are the two FACTORS that cause a rock to become metamorphic?
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Extrusive igneous rocks are found very shallow in Earth’s crust and very close to the surface. Explain why
metamorphic rocks are more commonly found deep in Earth’s crust instead of near the surface.
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Can preexisting metamorphic rocks be transformed multiple times into
different metamorphic rocks? (circle one)
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Choose one specific metamorphic rock and explain what it was used for in society.
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2.6 The Rock Cycle
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Please fill in the rock cycle diagram below.
MAGMA
METAMORPHIC ROCK
IGNEOUS ROCK
SEDIMENTARY ROCK
SEDIMENT
Please take me through the rock cycle beginning as a sedimentary rock, turning into a metamorphic rock,
turning into an igneous rock, and ending back at a sedimentary rock. Please sure to use the names of all
three rock types and the names of the appropriate processes.
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