This was a worksheet that we answered in class with a presentation on geology. All of the information (answers) can also be found on the internet.
Geology: 20 questions about rocks:
Each of the 20 questions can be answered through the in class presentation on geology.
What are the 3 classes of rocks? Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
How are igneous rocks formed?
What is the difference between magma and lava?
What are extrusive rocks? Give an example.
What are intrusive rocks? Give an example.
What are plutonic rocks? Give an example.
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
Where do the materials for sedimentary rock originate?
Where do most sedimentary rocks form?
What does strata mean?
How can you tell the difference between a sedimentary and an igneous rock?
What are clastic sedimentary rocks made of? Give an example.
What are organic sedimentary rocks made of? Give an example.
What are chemical sedimentary rocks made of? Give an example.
How are metamorphic rocks made?
What are the 4 main agents of metamorphosis?
Give 3 examples of metamorphic rocks.
How do fluids affect metamorphism?
Metamorphic rocks sometimes form layers too. What cause these layers and what are they usually made of?
How can sedimentary and metamorphic rocks become igneous rock again?
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