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Honors Rock & Soil Study Guide (Chapter 4 & 8)
20. What are the things do geologists look at when trying to classify rocks?
21. When geologists study the grain, what things do they look at?
22. What gives a rock its texture?
23. Fill in the chart about the types of rocks
Category of Rock
How it Forms
24. Fill in the chart about igneous rocks
Igneous Rocks
Example Rock
Silica Content
Color
Intrusive
25. What minerals is granite made up of?
26. Fill in the chart about sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
How they are formed
Chemical
27. What are the steps that form sedimentary rocks (in order)?
Texture/Grain Size
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28. What causes metamorphic rocks to form?
29. How are metamorphic rocks classified?
30. Fill in the chart about metamorphic rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Description
Nonfoliated
31. What produces humus?
32. What are decomposers?
33. What is best soil for growing plants?
34. What is the main ingredient of soil?
35. What are the layers of soil that vary in color and texture called?
36. Why is too much clay or sand bad for growing plants?
37. What is soil conservation?
Examples
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38. Why is soil valuable?
39. What is the rock cycle?
40. What are the stages in the rock cycle?
41. How do rocks move in the rock cycle?
42. Be able to answer questions about the rock cycle.
Erosion
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Magma
Heat & Pressure
Heat &
Pressure
Erosion
Melting
Volcanic Activity
Melting
Metamorphic Rock
Melting
Rock Crossword Puzzle
CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES
Across
3. The way the rock looks and feels
6. A type of rock that forms from broken pieces of other rocks
9. A type of rock formed when magma and lava cool
10. Igneous rock that forms from lava on earth’s surface
12. The process that presses sediments together under their own weight
13. The process where dissolved minerals crystallize and glue rock particles
together
15. When rock pieces are carried away by wind, water, or ice
17. The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture
18. Sedimentary rock that is made up of the remains of plants and animals
19. Sedimentary rock that is made by crystallizing dissolved materials
Down
1. When the grain of a rock is big and easy to see
2. A type of rock that forms when existing rock is changed by heat and pressure
4. The 20 minerals make up most of the rocks in earth’s crust (3 words)
5. The process by which sediment settles out of moving water or wind
7. When the grain of a rock is very small and hard to see
8. When the grains of a rock are arranged in parallel layers or bands
9. Igneous rock that forms from magma beneath Earth’s surface
11. Sedimentary rock that is made up of broken pieces of other rocks squeezed
together
14. When the grains of a rock are arranged randomly
16. A small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things