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ROCK TYPES

LESSON 4

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VIDEO LOG: 
IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, RECORD 3 THINGS YOU LEARNED FROM THE VIDEO.

FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK:

Lesson 4:  Rock Types

Igneous | Sedimentary | Metamorphic

"Rocks are defined by how they are formed." - Baby Amen​

  1. Igneous Rock - _____________________________________________________________________________

    1. Magma​ - Molten rock in the Earth

    2. Lava - Molten rock exposed to the Earth's surface

    3. Intrusive Rocks: _________________________________________________________________________ ​

      1. Samples:​____________________________________________________________________________

      2. Magma Cools Slowly

    4. Extrusive Rocks:_________________________________________________________________________

      1. Samples:​ ___________________________________________________________________________

      2. Lava Cools Quickly

    5. The 3 Igneous Rock Types

      1. Basaltic: ____________________________________________________________________________

      2. Granitic: ____________________________________________________________________________

      3. Andesitic: __________________________________________________________________________ 

  2. Metamorphic Rock - Rock that forms from heat and pressure on a prior rock.  This happens in the presence of watery fluids.

    1. Watery fluids ______________________________________________________________________​_____

    2. Two types of Metamorphic Rock

      1. Foliated: ​___________________________________________________________________________

      2. Non-Foliated: _______________________________________________________________________

  3. Sedimentary Rock - Made from broken rocks and fragments that compact and cement together.

    1. How does this happen? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________​

    2. Types of Sedimentary Rocks

      1. Chemical:  _________________________________________________________________________​

      2. Organic: ____________________________________________________________________________

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HELPING YOU VISUALIZE

PLAY IN GIZMO

Instead of filling out a form, we'd like to challenge you to simply organize the rock samples into the correct areas.

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