Rock Cycle Web quest!
Name: _______________________
Date: _____________ Period: ___
Part 1
1. Go to the following website: Rock Cycle Interactive - Annenberg Learner link found in class chat too!
2. Click on “Begin with Types of Rocks”. Read over the description of Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks.
3. Then scroll to the bottom and examine the “WHAT TO LOOK FOR” chart! Write down the six clues found under WHAT TO LOOK
FOR?
a) Crystals b) ___________ c) ______ _______ d) ________ ______ e) __________ ________ f) Sand or Pebbles
4. Click “Next: Start your collection”. Click the green Begin button. Click on each rock, read the blue information box to fill the table
below.
Name of Rock
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Read, choose 1 rock
Characteristic
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Ribbon like layers
Fossils and sediment
Crystals and or colorful swirls
Pebbles, stones smaller particles
Gas bubbles, dark in color
Glassy surface
Where can you find this rock? (Choose
1)
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Ribbon like layers
Fossils and sediment
Crystals and or colorful swirls
Pebbles, stones smaller particles
Gas bubbles, dark in color
Glassy surface
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Ribbon like layers
Fossils and sediment
Crystals and or colorful swirls
Pebbles, stones smaller particles
Gas bubbles, dark in color
Glassy surface
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Ribbon like layers
Fossils and sediment
Crystals and or colorful swirls
Pebbles, stones smaller particles
Gas bubbles, dark in color
Glassy surface
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Ribbon like layers
Fossils and sediment
Crystals and or colorful swirls
Pebbles, stones smaller particles
Gas bubbles, dark in color
Glassy surface
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Volcanic activity
Near oceans and lakes
Mountainsides that have been pushed
up
Large layers/beds where water used to
be
Mountainsides and quarries
Near volcanic lava flow
Volcanic activity
Near oceans and lakes
Mountainsides that have been pushed
up
Large layers/beds where water used to
be
Mountainsides and quarries
Near volcanic lava flow
Volcanic activity
Near oceans and lakes
Mountainsides that have been pushed
up
Large layers/beds where water used to
be
Mountainsides and quarries
Near volcanic lava flow
Volcanic activity
Near oceans and lakes
Mountainsides that have been pushed
up
Large layers/beds where water used to
be
Mountainsides and quarries
Near volcanic lava flow
Volcanic activity
Near oceans and lakes
Mountainsides that have been pushed
up
Large layers/beds where water used to
be
Mountainsides and quarries
Near volcanic lava flow
Based on what you read,
What Type of rock is it?
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Ribbon like layers
Fossils and sediment
Crystals and or colorful swirls
Pebbles, stones smaller particles
Gas bubbles, dark in color
Glassy surface
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Volcanic activity
Near oceans and lakes
Mountainsides that have been pushed
up
Large layers/beds where water used to
be
Mountainsides and quarries
Near volcanic lava flow
Now click the green, “DONE” button and move on to the next session titled, “Identify Rock Types.”
6. You are now in the “Identify Rock Types.” assessment. Read the directions for how to play. Press the green, begin button to
start. As you answer the questions, write the answer down in the table below and circle the rock type that applies.
Which of these characteristics can
you see in this rock?
Type of Rock that can have that characteristic?
(Circle one)
1.
Marble: _________________________
Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary
2.
Conglomerate: ____________________
Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary
3.
Obsidian: ________________________
Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary
4.
Limestone: _______________________
Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary
5.
Gneiss: __________________________
Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary
What was your HONEST score _____/10. Then click the green DONE button.
7.
You are now in the chapter, titled “How Rocks Change”. Read the section on how heat & pressure changes
rocks. Now watch the animation by clicking the green Start button.
In the Heat and Pressure animation:
a) An existing Igneous rock turned into a ______________ rock after it experienced ________ and ____________.
8.
Click “Next” and Read the Melting and Cooling section. Click on the green Melting button.
a) If melting is involved, the _______________ rock turns into ______________. If that were to cool and crystalize,
what rock type would it turn into? _______________ rock
9. Click on the green Cooling button. You may need to replay the animation more than once to answer the following questions.
a) How does extrusive igneous rock form?
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b) How does intrusive igneous rock form?
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c) Which cools faster? (Circle one) Intrusive or extrusive igneous rocks
d) Which forms crystals? (Circle one) Intrusive or extrusive igneous rocks
10. Click “Next”. Read the section on Weathering and Erosion and Compacting and Cementing.
11. Click on “Transform the Rock”. Read the directions for how to play and complete the activity in the next page.
12. Play the game, Transform the Rock: As you play, Circle 1 of the 5 boxes in the middle of the table to complete the
activity.
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Sediment
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Conglomerate
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Marble
Limeston
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Obsidian
Sediment
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Magma
Gneiss
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magma
Granite
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Granite
Sediment
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Sediment
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Sandstone
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Quartzite
Sandstone
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Quartzite
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Magma
13. Go onto the Next Chapter. Explore the rock cycle diagram. When ready, click Next to “Complete the Cycle!” Read the
directions to learn how to play! You do not have to write your answers down; the computer will score you! Score: ______/5
14. After completing the diagram, you are ready to test your skills! Click Begin! Write your final score ____ / 15.