Extra Questions
What kind of rock is formed through heat and pressure?
scratch test
vinegar test
scale
length
float/sink
How are igneous rocks formed?
When magma cools
What is one phase of the rock cycle?
Magma, weathering, erosion, composition, cementation, compacting, deposition
What are rock properties?
How a rock is described
or
a rocks characteristics
What is a fossil?
Hardened remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.
Name an example of igneous rocks
Andesite, Basalt,
Quartz, Pumice, obsidian, Granite
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
small pieces of rock being squished together
What happens in the rock cycle after magma?
Igneous rocks are formed
What kind of rocks are typically flakey, chalky, and brittle?
sedimentary
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 one type of rock we talked about yesterday?
Sedimentary, Igneous, or Metamorphic
What is the name of a person who studies rocks?
geologist
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 Schultz
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!
Yes, if there is a fossil of a fish in a desert, that tells us that long ago there was water there!