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Ms. Blessing- 512
Earth Science
Table of Contents
Page
Title of Page/Assignment
1 Gems of Wisdom (Warm Ups)
2 The Rock Cycle
3 What is the Rock Cycle?
4 15 Vocabulary Illustrations (stamp #1)
5, 7 Rock Vocabulary (stamp #1)
6 Vocabulary Word Sort
9, 11 Cornell Notes: Igneous Rocks
8 Igneous Intrusions & Igneous Analysis (stamp #2)
10 Where in the world can we find igneous rocks?
13, 15, 17 Cornell Notes: Sedimentary Rocks
12 Sedimentary Environments
14 Where are sedimentary rocks in the U.S.?
16 Sedimentary Features (stamp #3)
19, 21 Cornell Notes: Metamorphic Rocks
18 How are metamorphic rocks formed? (stamp #4)
20, 22 Taken for ‘GRANITE’
23 Rock Flow Chart
Gems of Wisdom
Gem Day/Date Question
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Answer
The Rock Cycle
** Use page 119 in your textbook to help you fill out the rock cycle diagram and answer the
questions below. COMPLETE THIS ACTIVITY BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR POSTER!
Analysis Questions.
1. What causes metamorphic rock to become sedimentary rock?
2. What causes igneous rock to become metamorphic rock?
3. What causes magma to become igneous rock?
4. What causes sedimentary rock to become magma?
5. Are the forces that drive the rock cycle beneath the Earth’s surfaces the same as the forces
that drive the rock cycle on the surface? Explain.
6. Does the water cycle have any effect on the rock cycle? Explain.
What is the Rock Cycle?
Directions: Read pages 118-120 in Chapter 6, Section 1 of your textbook. Answer
the following questions in complete sentences about the Rock Cycle.
1. What is a rock? How are rocks alike and how are they different from minerals?
2. What are the 3 types of rocks?
3. What is the rock cycle?
4. (True/False) Any type of rock can become any other type of rock.
5. Is the rock cycle one single pathway or a complex web of alternate pathways? (Defend your
answer.)
6. Fill out the flow chart about the 3 different types of rocks.
This type of rock…
…comes from this type of
material…
…and is formed by these different
processes
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
7. Using pages 119 & 120- WHY would this model be useful to demonstrate how rocks
change?
Vocabulary (Stamp #1)
Use the glossary and pages 90-111 in your textbook to help you define the following terms. When
you’re finished write 3 study questions for each of these pages comparing and contrasting vocabulary
words. Page 5 should include a general summary about these rock terms when you are finished.
1. rock
2. rock cycle
3. igneous rocks
4. lava
5. magma
6. sedimentary rocks
7. sediments
8. metamorphic rocks
9. felsic
10. mafic
11. pluton
12. batholiths
13. laccoliths
14. dike
15. sill
16. intrusions
17. cementation
18. stratification
19. fossil
20. clastic rocks
21. organic rocks
22. chemical rocks
23. lithification
24. parent rock
25. deform
26. foliation
Summary: (2-4 complete sentences summarizing the vocab for this unit)
Vocabulary Illustrations (stamp #1)
Directions: You must use the definitions for the rock vocabulary to illustrate at least 15 words using
your creativity and colored pencils. All of your illustrations should be done on this page!
All 3 Types:
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Vocabulary Word Sort
Igneous Rocks Notes
Igneous Rocks Notes (continued)
Summary: (2-4 complete sentences summarizing igneous rocks)
Igneous Intrusions (stamp #2)
Use page 125 in your book, your vocabulary, and your notes to label the diagram below.
1.
molten rock at the surface
2.
intrusion of magma that cuts
across rock layers
3.
largest pluton which forms
the cores of many mountain
ranges
4.
any
opening in the earth’s surface
where molten rock can
escape
5.
intrusion of magma that fills
the spaces in between rock
layers
6.
molten rock below the
ground
Igneous Analysis
Directions: Read pages 121-126 in your textbook and answer the questions below.
1. Create a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities between felsic & mafic magma.
2. Why do igneous rocks have different textures?
3. Describe some factors or forces that might cause magma to form a dike instead of a sill.
4. Although they are formed deep within the Earth, how are plutons exposed at the surface?
5. Stone arrowheads are made by chipping smooth, curved pieces from a rock to form a
sharply pointed triangle. Which rock, obsidian or gabbro, would make a better arrowhead?
Why?
6. A sample of lava flows very quickly. Would you expect it to contain high or low amounts of
silica? Why?
Where in the world can we find Igneous Rocks and Volcanoes?
1. What type of crust is usually made up of mafic igneous rocks? What is the main igneous
rock found in this type of crust?
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Using a green colored pencil, shade (do not color hard) the areas on the globe
that you could find mafic igneous rocks
2. What type of crust is usually made up of felsic igneous rocks? What is the main igneous
rock found in this type of crust?
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Using a yellow colored pencil, shade or mark the areas where you would find
felsic igneous rocks
3. Which color represents igneous rocks made from magma that had a high viscosity? How
about rocks made from magma that had a low viscosity?
4. Which type of plate boundary would have intermediate igneous rocks? (Rocks that are
not mafic or felsic) Mark these areas on your map in brown colored pencil.
5. Using a red colored pencil, draw a symbol on the map representing the locations for a very
explosive volcano (areas with lots of gas).
6. Using a blue colored pencil, draw a symbol on the map representing the locations for quiet,
runny volcanoes
Sedimentary Rocks Notes
Sedimentary Rocks Notes (continued)
Sedimentary Rocks Notes (continued)
Summary: (2-4 complete sentences summarizing sedimentary rocks)
Sedimentary Environments
Directions: Write the environment on the line next to the name for the following sedimentary
rocks.
1. Peat/Coal:
2. Coquina:
3. Arkose:
4. Shale:
5. Siltstone:
6. Limestone:
7. Breccia:
8. Sandstone:
9. Conglomerate:
10. Rock Salt:
Where are sedimentary rocks in the U.S.?
1. Use pages 708-709 in your textbook to label & draw the following features on the map
below:
- Atlantic Coastal Plain
- Great Lakes
- Pacific Ocean
- Gulf Coast Plain
- Atlantic Ocean
- Great Plains
- Mississippi River & Delta
- Great Basin
- Rocky Mountains
- Gulf of Mexico
- Appalachian Mountains
- Coast Ranges/ Cascade Mountains
2. Use your notes to shade areas in yellow colored pencil as sources for immature sediments
and areas in green colored pencil as sources for mature sediments. Don’t forget the
beaches and the gulf!
3. Draw the 10 sedimentary rocks from page 12 on the map below using the symbols next to
the rock name. You may draw each symbol in more than one location. Use your notes and
the “Scheme for Sedimentary Rock Identification” chart.
Sedimentary Features (stamp #3)
Use pages 127-131 in your book and your notes to answer the questions below.
1. What is the name for the following sedimentary features pictured above?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2. Which sedimentary feature is common in almost all sedimentary rocks?
3. Which sedimentary feature would you most likely find in the desert or on a beach?
4. Which sedimentary feature comes from the quick evaporation of water resulting in the
contraction of the sediment?
5. Why is it possible to find large, well-formed crystals inside geodes?
6. What type of environment change might stop the formation of organic sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic Rock Notes
Metamorphic Rock Notes (continued)
Summary: (2-4 complete sentences summarizing metamorphic rocks)
How are metamorphic rocks formed? (stamp #4)
Use your notes, the diagram below, and pages 133-137 in your book to answer the questions below.
1. Could the temperature alone in Layer A change the
rocks here into metamorphic rocks? Explain.
2. What major event could cause a rock in Layer
C to change into a metamorphic rock?
3. The symbol for the rock in Layer C is on pg. 12
of your INB. What does this rock change to
under tremendous heat and pressure?
(parent rock/protolith)
(metamorphic rock)
4. The symbol for the rock in Layer B is also on
page 12 of your INB. What does this rock
change to under tremendous heat and
pressure?
(parent rock/protolith)
(metamorphic rock)
5. What do you think happens to a mineral or rock that falls below layer D?
6. List the 3 types of metamorphism and the factors that are most responsible for each type.
7. Describe the rock sequence involved in the metamorphism of shale.
8. Name 2 examples of non-foliated metamorphic rocks. Explain why they are not foliated.
9. Think about the formation processes for igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. In
general, which processes can be the most direct and which ones can be the most complex?
10. Marble is a very popular stone for artists to use when carving sculptures. What physical
properties of marble might make it good for sculpting?
Rock Flow Chart
*We will do these activities together as we review for your Rocks and Minerals test!!!
3 TYPES OF ROCKS:
1.
2.
3.
CLASSIFIED BY:
A.
A.
A.
B.
B.
B.
DESCRIBED HOW?
FOUND WHERE?
EXAMPLES YOU SAW:
A.
A.
A.
B.
B.
B.
C.
C.
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D.
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OTHER WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ROCK TYPE (from vocabulary)
Taken for “GRANITE”
continued on next page Taken for “GRANITE” (cont.)