<Rocks>
↙ ↓ ↘
<1. __________> <Sedimentary> <6. __________>
↙ ↘(2.) ↙ ↓ (3.) ↘ ↙ (5.) ↘
<intrusive> 2. <clastic> 3. 4. 5.<nonfoliated>
What is the 1st blank?
Igneous
What is the meaning of the name igneous rocks, and how/where was it made?
Meaning-"ignis"- fire
How/where made- From magma or lava on or beneath earth's surface
What is the #1 rock in abundance on Earth?
Basalt
What is the meaning of the name sedimentary rocks, and how/where was it made?
Meaning- from sediment (small solid pieces of material)
How/where made- forms through series of processes: EDCCCC
What is the meaning of the name metamorphic rocks, and how/where was it made?
Meaning- name means "change form"
How/where made- three forces can change any rock: heat, pressure, chemical reactions (silica)
<Rocks>
↙ ↓ ↘
<1. __________> <Sedimentary> <6. __________>
↙ ↘(2.) ↙ ↓ (3.) ↘ ↙ (5.) ↘
<intrusive> 2. <clastic> 3. 4. 5.<nonfoliated>
What are the 2nd and 3rd blanks?
extrusive, organic
What is the difference between intrusive and extrusive?
Intrusive- magma hardened below earth's surface (stays inside earth)
Extrusive- lava erupted onto earth's surface (exits to earth's surface)
What is the #2 rock in abundance on Earth?
Granite
What is the definition and sample rock for clastic?(sedimentary type of rock)
Definition- rock fragments squeezed together
Sample rock- shale
What are the three properties that create metamorphic rocks (HPC)?
H- heat
P- pressure
C- chemical name= silica
<Rocks>
↙ ↓ ↘
<1. __________> <Sedimentary> <6. __________>
↙ ↘(2.) ↙ ↓ (3.) ↘ ↙ (5.) ↘
<intrusive> 2. <clastic> 3. 4. 5.<nonfoliated>
What are the 4th, 5th, and 6th blanks?
Chemical, Foliated, Metamorphic
What is the #1 intrusive igneous rock?
What is the #1 extrusive igneous rock?
Granite, basalt
What are the characteristics used to classify rocks (CCTO)?
C- composition
C- color
T- texture
O- origin
What are the definitions and sample rocks for organic and chemical?(sedimentary types of rock)
Organic:
Definition- forms from once living material
Sample rock- coal
Chemical:
Definition- forms from minerals dissolved in water solution
Sample rock- halite (rock salt)
What child rock comes from granite?
Gneiss
Granite = parent rock
Metamorphoses into
Gneiss = child rock
<Rocks>
↙ ↓ ↘
<1. __________> <Sedimentary> <6. __________>
↙ ↘(2.) ↙ ↓ (3.) ↘ ↙ (5.) ↘
<intrusive> 2. <clastic> 3. 4. 5.<nonfoliated>
Fill out all the blanks.
1. Igneous
2. Extrusive
3. Organic
4. Chemical
5. Foliated
6. Metamorphic
What are two igneous rocks that are used for building tools?
Pumice (abrasive), obsidian (cutting/scraping)
Which famous buildings are made of marble and sandstone?
Marble building-Lincoln Memorial Statue
Sandstone building-White House
What is the name of rock salt? What rock did slate originate from?
Rock salt- Halite
Slate- shale
What child rock comes from limestone?
Marble
Limestone = parent rock
Metamorphoses into
Marble = child rock
<Rocks>
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<Igneous> <Sedimentary> <Metamorphic>
↙ ↘(2.) ↙ ↓ (4.) ↘ ↙ (6.) ↘
<1.> <2.> <3.> <4.> <5.> <6.> <7.>
Fill out all the blanks (order for each type of rock doesn't matter)
From left to right:
1. intrusive 2. extrusive
3. clastic 4. organic 5. chemical
6. foliated 7. nonfoliated
What three qualities make igneous rocks as useful tools?
Hard, dense and durable
Fill out this table to show the cooling effect upon the size of crystals (ROC= rate of cooling):
grains |rock sample name| ROC during formation
coarse grains|1.______|2.__________________
fine grains|3.________|4.___________________
no visible grains|5._______|6._________________
1. porphyry
2. slow cooling inside earth
3. granite
4. more rapid cooling than coarse-grained rock
5. obsidian
6. most rapid cooling rate of all
What rock comprises the continents? What rock comprises the oceanic floor?
Continents: granite
Oceanic floor: basalt
What child rock comes from sandstone? What child rock comes from shale?
Sandstone: quartzite
Sandstone = parent rock
Metamorphoses into
Quartzite = child rock
Shale: slate
Shale = parent rock
Metamorphoses into
Slate = child rock