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Rocks All Around
 ~ A student led lesson about the Rock Cycle and the different types of rocks found in the world ~






Questions

The Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks




Rock and PickRocks are a very important part of the world.  Since ancient times, rocks have been used for a variety of reasons from building shelter, to tools, or even for decoration.  The planet that we live on is made up of an infinite number of rocks.  With so many rocks around us, there are a lot of different things that a person can learn about them.  The Rock Cycle is just one of the things that a person can learn about, to help them understand rocks a little bit better.

On this page, there are a number of questions that relate to the Rock Cycle and the different types of rocks that are involved in the rock cycle.  The answers though, are buried within the depths of the World Wide Web.  It's up to you to go out and find the answers for the questions.  With each set of questions, a link to a web page is provided.  On each page is a written document, charts, or pictures that can be used to help you answer the questions.  Remember to answer the questions in complete sentences.  Good luck searching.





The Rock Cycle
For questions 1 to 7, use the information found on this web page...
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html

1.    What three types of rocks are involved in the Rock Cycle?
2.    What is magma?
3.    When magma cools, what type of rock is formed?
4.    What are sediments?
5.    What type of rocks is formed from sediments?
6.    What type of rock that needs heat and pressure to form?
7.    Does the rock cycle ever end?

Earth




Obsidian

Igneous Rocks
For questions 8 to 13, use the information found on this web page...
http://geology.about.com/cs/basics_roxmin/a/aa011804a.htm

8.     From what language does the word "igneous" come from?
9.     How are igneous rocks formed?
10.   What do all igneous rocks have in common?
11.   According to this page, what are the two most common types
       of igneous rocks?
12.   What is the name of the rock that is formed from lava that
        cools very quickly?
13.   What rock contains gas bubbles in it?





Sedimentary Rocks
For questions 14 to 19, use the information found on this web page...
Note: Just look in the area titled "Sedimentary Rocks"
http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/howrocks.html#Sedimentary

14.   What are sediments?
15.   How are sedimentary rocks formed?
16.   What is an example of a sedimentary rock?
17.   How much of the Earth is covered by sedimentary rocks?
18.   How many kinds of sedimentary rocks are there?
19.   What are the different kinds of sedimentary rocks?


Breccia




Gneiss

Metamorphic Rocks
For questions 20 to 25, use the information found on this web page...
http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/rxmin/rock3.html

20.   What is needed for a rock to become metamorphic rock?
21.   Where do metamorphic rocks form?
22.   When a metamorphic rock melts, what does it become?
23.   What is another name for a folded metamorphic rock?
24.   What is contact metamorphism?
25.   What are the names of four different metamorphic rocks?




Page created by Karen Rockefeller
Last updated February 18, 2004