Rocks
Fill In The Blank
Rock Story Time
Pg. 6 on The ESRT
Bonus
100
What is this the name of this rock?
Limestone
100
The topic in Earth Science for the past week is about __________ rocks
Sedimentary
100
This rock is made up of grains of sand that used to be a beach.
Sandstone
100
Where would you look to answer questions about "The Relationship of Transported Particle Size to Water Velocity?"
The top right of Pg. 6 in the ESRT
100
How many people are in this room?
(Answer varies)
200
What is the name of this rock?
Sandstone
200
____________ - loose grains, chemical residues, and organic remains, broken down by physical or chemical weathering and erosion.
Sediments
200
This rock formed when a body of land filled up with salt water. Over time the water evaporated, leaving this rock type behind.
Chemical Sedimentary Rock
200
What is the size range of silt particles in centimeters?
0.0004 - 0.006 cm
200
Sedimentary rocks may have these.
Fossils
300
What is the name of this rock?
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Shale
300
In order to form a sedimentary rock, you must need first ________, and then you need ________.
Compaction and cementation
300
At one time, this rock used to be part of a steep cliff. Rock falls created the angular fragments that comprise this rock.
Breccia
300
Daily double!
Decide on how many points you would like to wager as a team.
When you are ready the question will be read and then a 45 second timer will start.
If you answer correctly, you win the points you wagered. If answered incorrectly, you lose the points wagered.
What are the 3 main types of sedimentary rocks and how do each of them form?
300
Coal forms when _______ at the bottom of a swamp is buried and compressed.
Peat.
400
What is the name of this rock?
Conglomerate
400
A clastic sedimentary rock is composed of _________'s
Sediments/fragments of rock
400
At one time this rock was a living organism. Sadly, this carbon-based organism passed away to form this rock.
Bituminous coal
400
What is the stream velocity needed to maintain movement of a 0.2 cm grain of sand.
10 cm/s
400
What is a rock's favorite actor?
The Rock
500
What is the name of this rock?
Breccia
500
_________ _____ is an example of a sedimentary rock composed of compacted plant remains.
Bituminous coal
500
An unfathomable number of corals and clams died leaving their skeletons to form this rock.
Limestone
500
What size particles can 0.1 cm/s water move?
Clay and silt.
500
The New York State fossil
Eurypterus remipes