Name That Rock
Igneous Rocks
Layers of the Earth
Sedimentary Rocks
Hodge Podge
100
Of igneous or sedimentary, Sample #1 is this type of rock.
What is igneous?
100
All igneous rocks form from this melted rock.
What is magma?
100
The thinnest layer of the earth.
What is the crust?
100
The name of the process where sediment is cemented together to form a sedimentary rock.
What is lithification?
100
The number of years that the Ice Age lasted.
What is 700?
200
Of igneous or sedimentary, Sample #2 is this type of rock.
What is sedimentary?
200
An intrusive igneous rock that is used for buildings, monuments, and countertops.
What is granite?
200
The thickest layer of the earth.
What is the mantle?
200
The type of sedimentary rock that is formed by fragments that are cemented together with pressure.
What is clastic?
200
The percent of the earth that was covered by glaciers during the Ice Age.
What is 30%?
300
Sample #3 - This igneous rock has vesicles, is very light, and can be used to scrub away dead skin.
What is pumice?
300
Igneous rocks that form on the earth's surface.
What are extrusive rocks?
300
The layer of the earth that is a solid metal ball, made of iron and nickel.
What is the inner core?
300
If the grains in a sedimentary rock are bigger than sand and rounded, the rock is called a _______________.
What is conglomerate?
300
Two conditions needed for an Ice Age are cool summers and _________________.
What are wet, snowy winters?
400
The name of this sedimentary rock, which has small grains that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
What is shale?
400
The most common igneous rock in the oceanic crust.
What is basalt?
400
Where the earth's crust is thinnest.
What is under the ocean?
400
This type of sedimentary rock is formed when a chemical has been dissolved in water and is left behind after the water evaporates.
What is chemical?
400
The only type of rock that contains fossils.
What is sedimentary?
500
This sedimentary rock (see sample)has many uses, including being used in gravel.
What is limestone?
500
The size of crystals in extrusive igneous rocks because they cool quickly.
What is small?
500
The layer of the earth that is molten, liquid metal.
What is the outer core?
500
______________settle out of water and act like a natural cement to glue sediment together.
What are minerals?
500
The scratches in the ground caused by rocks being dragged along the ground by a glacier.
What are striations?
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