Surprise!
What is the next major holiday?
St. Patrick's Day
Rocks that form from lava that has erupted from a volcano
Igneous rocks
Magma that exists above the ground; erupts from volcanoes
Where do sedimentary rocks form?
Under oceans, seas, rivers, streams....
Metamorphic rocks form when rocks are under ___ from the rock layers above
pressure
Fill in the blank: "Duck, duck, _______ !"
goose
form from the remains of other rocks; bottom layers are from the oldest rocks
sedimentary rocks
This is how igneous rocks form
when liquid magma cools and solidifies
What are two things that sedimentary rocks can made of?
Bits of rocks, pebbles, sand, fossils, shells...
Metamorphic rocks form ___ the earth's surface
Below
What day is Star Wars day?
May 4th
may contain dinosaur fossils
sedimentary rock
What does "ignis" mean?
Fire
Sedimentary rocks are made up of many ____.
Layers
These two things need to be present for a metamorphic rock to form
- Heat
- Pressure
Name six of Santa's reindeer.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid, Comet, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph
form when pressure is applied to rocks below the earth's surface
metamorphic rocks
Name two types of igneous rocks
obsidian, granite, pumice...
Sediments are tiny bits of rock, sand, minerals, shells, fossils, etc...
What does "morph" mean?
To change or transform
The two areas of The United States we discussed earlier in our unit
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
"Fire Rock"
igneous rock
What percentage of the Earth's crust is made up of igneous rocks?
95%
Give two examples of a sedimentary rock.
Coal, limestone, sandstone
What are metamorphic rocks made from?
igneous and sedimentary rocks