Name that Song
ARTIST AND SONG
ARTIST AND SONG
100
Choosin' Texas -- Ella Langley
Igneous rocks can turn into sedimentary rocks by going through what two processes?
Weathering+Erosion AND Compaction+Cementation.
This is the primary energy source that drives weathering and the water cycle, which breaks rocks down into sediment.
The Sun.
If you find a rock containing the shell of an ancient sea creature, it must belong to this rock group.
Sedimentary
The "striped" and "wavy" outcrops found in NYC's Central Park are made of this type of rock, which was formed when the Appalachian Mountains were being built.
Metamorphic Rocks
200
Man I Need -- Olivia Dean
How can sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks all turn into sediment?
Weathering+Erosion.
Processes like melting and metamorphism are powered by this energy source found deep inside the planet.
Earth's Internal Heat
A rock with large, interlocking crystals is evidence that the parent magma cooled at this speed.
Very SLOWLY. (Underground)
The famous "Palisades" cliffs along the Hudson River are made of an igneous rock that formed when this material cooled between layers of older rock.
Magma
300
End of Beginning -- Djo
Igneous rocks can turn into magma by going through what process?
Melting
When a river carries pebbles downstream and drops them in a lake, it is using energy from the Sun and this constant pulling force.
Gravity.
This "striped" or "banded" texture in a rock is evidence that the minerals were squeezed by intense heat and pressure without melting.
Foliated/Foliation. These are found in metamorphic rocks.
Much of Western New York and the Finger Lakes region is made of this rock type, which explains why so many saltwater fossils are found there today.
Sedimentary
400
Fate of Ophelia -- Taylor Swift
There isn't a shortcut from sedimentary rocks to magma. What would need to happen for sedimentary rocks to turn into magma?
They would need to melt or go through melting.
In a classroom, there is a model where a student melts wax to represent magma, the "hot plate" represents this part of the Earth system.
Core/Mantle/Earth's Interior Heat
An igneous rock with a glassy texture or tiny, microscopic crystals is evidence that the lava cooled in this location.
The Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York are primarily made of these two rock groups, which have been uplifted from deep within the crust.
Igneous and Metamorphic
500
Dreams -- Fleetwood Mac
What two step process would magma need to go through in order to become a metamorphic rock?
Cooling and Heat+Pressure.
This specific process in the rock cycle represents a loss of heat energy as liquid matter becomes solid rock.
Cooling/Solidification
These are the three "ingredients" or physical features geologists use to distinguish a sedimentary rock from others: grains of sand, pebbles, and this "glue" that holds them together.
Water or Minerals
Geologists found a layer of "volcanic ash" in several NY counties. This serves as evidence that this specific geological event occurred in the past.
A volcanic eruption.