Transcript Name That Rock - Etiwanda E

Name That Rock
By Kathy Ringer
The Rock Cycle
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
Igneous
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fire rocks
underground or above
ground
Examples of Igneous
Granite
Scoria
Pumice
Obsidian
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Sedimentary Rocks
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Pieces (Crystals and
minerals) are pressed
together to make a
rock
Examples of Sedimentary
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Sandstone
Limestone
Shale
Conglomerate
Gypsum
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Metamorphic
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“Morphed”
sedimentary and
igneous rocks
Flattened grains
Examples of Metamorphic
Slate
Graphite
Marble
Quartz
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Cool and Fun Facts
Petrology is the study of rocks
Magma inside the Earth
Lava outside the crust of the Earth
Crystals are minerals that form when they are
free to grow in nature. Crystals that grow up
against each other in rocks have straight edges
and they very often show flat shiny faces that
reflect light like tiny mirrors.
Sites
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http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Slidein
dex.html
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/rocks
http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/KKhp/RocksandMinerals/E
arth.html
Did you Name That
Rock?