Study Guide: Rocks
Origins of Rocks
Igneous
Name:_________________________________________
How do they form?
Types of Rocks in this
origin
If looking at rocks in
this origin, what do
you look for?
Cooling/solidifying
Foliated/Non-foliated
Bands/No bands
Heat and pressure
Chemical/clastic/organic
Large/small crystals
Compaction/Cementation
Intrusive/Extrusive
Rocks/Plant/Animal
Three examples
of this origin of
rock
Granite,
Obsidian,
Rhyolite
Other
How does rate of cooling
affect the texture of this rock
origin?
Slate, Gneiss,
Quartzite
Sandstone, Coal,
Limestone
Sedimentary
Cooling/solidifying
Foliated/Non-Foliated
Bands/No bands
Heat and Pressure
Chemical/clastic/organic
Large/small crystals
Compaction/Cementation
Intrusive/Extrusive
Rocks/Plant/Animal
Granite,
Obsidian,
Rhyolite
List 5 steps to forming clastic
sedimentary rocks
Slate, Gneiss,
Quartzite
Sandstone, Coal,
Limestone
Cooling/solidifying
Foliated/Non-Foliated
Bands/No bands
Heat and Pressure
Chemical/clastic/organic
Large/small crystals
Compaction/Cementation
Intrusive/Extrusive
Rocks/Plant/Animal
Metamorphic
Granite,
Obsidian,
Rhyolite
Slate, Gneiss,
Quartzite
Sandstone, Coal,
Limestone
Where do metamorphic
rocks form?
What types of rocks can
become metamorphic?
1.) Lava is found_____________________________________ _the Earth and magma is found_____________________________________ of the Earth
2.) Intrusive Igneous rock forms from lava or magma found inside or outside Earth with larger or smaller crystals.
3.) Extrusive igneous rock forms from lava or magma found inside or outside Earth with larger or smaller crystals.
4.) Foliated rocks have _______________________while non foliated rocks_________________________________.
5.) Chemical sedimentary are made of dissolved minerals
plants and animals rock pieces
6.) Organic sedimentary are made of
dissolved minerals
plants and animals rock pieces
7.) Clastic sedimentary are made of
dissolved minerals
plants and animals rock pieces
8.) Definition of a rock:___________________________________________________________________________.