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Rocks Webquest of Champions

Directions: Use the links to answer the questions. Don’t just go through the links quickly to finish quicker! Make sure to answer each question thoroughly because this should serve as a study tool for your test!

1)Go to this link

  1. Using the diagram of the rock cycle answer the following questions:
  2. What are the 3 types of rocks? ______.
  3. What are the 2 stages of the rock cycle between the major rock types? ______and ______
  4. What is the difference between magma and lava?
  1. Click here to see what must happen to existing rock before it can be compacted and cemented toform sedimentary rock? ______.
  2. Click here to draw your own version of the rock cycle below. You can use abbreviations!!!!
  1. Create a sentence that sums up the rock cycle:

2)Igneous Rocks

  1. Briefly explain the 2 conditions in which igneous rocks form.
  1. Where are intrusive rocks formed?
  1. What does it say about the crystal size of Intrusive rocks and why?
  1. Where are extrusive rocks formed?
  2. What does it say about the crystal size of Extrusive rocks and why?
  3. List and briefly describe the 4 chemical classifications of igneous rocks.

3)In your text book… page 180-181 in Earth Science

  1. What 5 intrusive formations are mentioned in the diagram?
  1. Which formation bends the layers of rock above it? ______
  2. Which formation cuts through the layers of rock? ______
  3. Which formation runs parallel to the layers of rock? ______
  4. What is the difference between a stock and a batholith?

4)Click Here. Look at the samples. Take a guess if you don’t know!

  1. What is sample 1? ______
  1. Is it intrusive or extrusive (circle one)?
  1. Fine-grained or coarse-grained (circle one)?
  1. What is sample 2? ______What conditions does it form in?
  1. What is sample 4? ______What is unique about this rock?

5)

Click on “Cooling and Crystallization”.Click on “Crystallize” By watching the animation, which rock cooled slower?

6)Go to this page here…

  1. What types of materials can become sedimentary?
  1. What are the different types of weathering (click on weathering)?
  1. What is a clasticsedimentaryrock in your own words?
  1. What is a nonclasticsedimentaryrock in your own words?

7)Click Here. Watch the entire animation. Make sure to read each caption and click on each animation available. There are mini animations available at each step so make sure to watch them!!!

  1. What rock is shown at the end of the lava flow animation? How do you know?
  1. Look at the 7 locations of erosion examples. Make sure to click on each to see the pictures.
  1. During the river animation, what happens to the larger rocks compared to the smaller sediments when they are carried in the river?
  1. Watch the deposition animation.
  2. Where do the gravel size particles deposit? Why?
  1. Where do sand size particles deposit? Why?
  1. Where do clay/silt deposit? Why?
  1. Watch the sediment animation.
  2. What type of rock is being formed?
  1. What process is being illustrated?
  1. Watch the metamorphism animation.
  2. What process is being illustrated in the metamorphic rock?

8)Go to this link Here Look at the diagram of the rock cycle to the right of the page. What is wrong with this depiction of the rock cycle? What does it not show?

9)Use your own source to find a definition for Metamorphic Rocks and write it below.

10)

a)Describe the 2 conditions that form metamorphic rocks.

b)What feature is sometimes present in metamorphic rocks and how does it form?

12) First, in the space below, make a list of all of the important vocabulary from this webquest.

13) Next, try to group the words by type/category to the best of your ability. Have the words in at LEAST 3 groups. You can pick the groupings.