Rock Lab
Go to http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/types.html
As you read the through the webpage, answer the following questions
Read Introduction
1. How are sedimentary rocks formed?
2. What are sediments?
3. True or False sedimentary rocks are hard and do not crumble?
4. What can you see when looking at a sedimentary rock?
5. Find 2 examples of a sedimentary rock.
6. How are metamorphic rocks formed?
7. What do metamorphic rocks often have?
8. Find 2 examples of metamorphic rocks.
9. How are igneous rocks formed?
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What happens when magma cools quickly?
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What happens when magma traps air?
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Find 2 examples of igneous rocks.
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What are 6 key characteristics that can help you identify
rocks within the three main classes.
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Complete the table
Rock
Identify as to
Type
(sedimentary,
Igneous or
Metamorphic)
Limestone
Basalt
Conglomerate
Gniess
Obsidian
Marble
Characteristics
Where is it
found?
WHAT IS YOUR SCORE? _____________________________________
Next Go to How Rocks Change
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Why does it seem like rocks never change?
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What happens to cookie dough when you put it in the oven?
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At what temperature will rocks melt?
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When morphing occurs does the rock melt?
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What is additional factor that can transform a rock?
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What results from both rising temperature and pressure?
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What type of rock results from rising temperature and
pressure?
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Play the animation. What does it show?
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What happens to a chocolate when it gets very hot?
What temperatures will melt a rock?
What is melted rock called?
What happens to the magma when it cools?
What is lava?
What is an extrusive igneous rock?
What is an intrusive igneous rock?
Play the animation. What does it show?
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What will wear a rock down over time?
What is sediment?
How is sediment transported?
What is weathering and erosion?
What does the extreme weight do to the sediments?
Play the animation. What does it show?
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What is your score?
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What is your score?
39 Show me your final score
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