Extra Questions
Name one of the experiments you did on your rock
scratch test
vinegar test
scale
length
float/sink
How are igneous rocks formed?
When magma cools
What does the rock cycle start with?
Magma
What are rock properties?
or
a rocks characteristics
What is a fossil?
Hardened remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.
Name a type of dinosaur that we looked at in the museum!
T- rex
Pterodactyl
Triceratops
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
small pieces of rock being squished together
Igneous rocks are formed
Give one example of a rock property we have talked about in class
Weight, size, shape, texture, smell, color
Where do you find fossils?
Under layers of sediment
What is the only kind of rock that can float?
Pumice
What are the three types of rocks
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous
What happens in the rock cycle after igneous rocks are formed?
The igneous rocks break down into small pieces and squish together to become sedimentary rocks
What is another word for rock property?
rock characteristics
Give one example of something that can be a fossil
a shell, a footprint, bones, plants
What is the hardest rock?
diamond
What is the name of a person who studies rocks?
In the rock cycle, what happens after sedimentary rocks are formed?
Metamorphic rocks are formed from pressure and heat inside the earth.
Name three types of rock properties that we discussed in class
Weight, size, shape, color, texture, smell
Spell fossil backwards
lissof
How do you spell my last name?
Miss Nieset
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
Pressure and heat inside the Earth squeezing the rock
What is the rock cycle?
The process of rocks changing
or
How rocks change over time
What is the only kind of rock that bubbles when you put vinegar on it?
limestone
Can fossils tell us about what the land looked like long ago? Give an example!
(think of the BrainPOP video we watched on fossils!)
Yes, if there is a fossil of a fish in a desert, that tells us that long ago there was water there!