Example Column (change to wild card)
100 (The Basic Definition)
What is [Vocab Word]?
I am a rock that from from solidification of magma.
What is Igneous rock?
I am a rock that formed on or near Earth's surface by cementation of pre-existing rocks.
What is sedimentary rock?
I am a rock that forms when pre-existing rocks change in response to a change in temp, pressure, or chemical environment.
What is a metamorphic rock?
I am the progressive transformation of Earth's materials from one rock type to another?
What is rock cycle?
200 (Identification & Examples) [Insert Image Here]
What is [Specific Rock or Rock Type]?
I am a coarse grained light colored rock, commonly used in building countertops.
What is Granite?
I am a rock made of sand mineral grains, mostly Quartz, cemented together by Silica.
What is Sandstone?
I am a crystalline rock that forms when limestone or dolostone is heated and compressed.
What is Marble?
I am a process where Earth commonly changes and transforms rocks.
300 (Comparison & Process of Formation)
Example: What is clastic and not crystalline?
Example: What is Igneous formed from cooling magma?
I am igneous rock.
What is formed from cooling of magma?
I am sedimentary rock.
What is formed from pieces of other rocks near Earth's surface. ?
I am formed from sedimentary rock.
What is metamorphic?
I am the geological process of the rock cycle.
What is the process where Earth's crust constantly changes rocks?
400 (Fun Example)
- This Type of counter top is crystalline and contains feldspar, quartz, and mica minerals.
Example: What is Granite Countertops?
I am the Igneous rock commonly used to make ancient art.
What is Diorite?
I am the sedimentary rock commonly used for landscaping.
I am the metamorphic rock commonly used for flooring.
What is Marble?
I am a metamorphic rock melted.
What is igneous rock?
500 (Real-World Application & Scenarios)
- If a geologist finds [Specific Evidence/Texture] in the field, it indicates it formed in this type of ancient environment.
What is [Specific Environment / Conclusion]?
I am a Diorite found in Hawaii. How was I formed?
What is formed by cooling magma?
I am sandstone found in the mountains.
What is formed by weathering and erosion?
I am slate found in Spain.
What is formed by heat and pressure?
I am magma when cooled.
What is igneous rock?