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Types of Rocks:
- Geologists classify rocks into 3 main groups: ____________, _____________, and
______________Rock.
Igneous Rock:
-Forms when molten material deep beneath the Earth's surface _______and
________.
-It can be_________ or _________.
-Intrusive means the molten rock cooled _________ while still ________ the
Earth.
-Extrusive means it cooled _______on the ________ of the Earth.
Sedimentary Rock:
-is made of sediments that were ____________ and then pressed or ___________
together to make solid rock.
-Sediments can have ________ of animals and plants (or fossils) such
as,_______ and _______.
-Most fossils are found in ___________ rock.
Metamorphic Rock:
-is formed when any rock is changed by _______, _________, or
________reactions.
-most of them form deep _____________ with pressure.
Types of Classified Rocks:
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
___________
Granite
___________
Biotite
Sedimentary Rocks
Shale
Feldspar
_____________
Limestone
_______________
_________________
_____________
Pumice
Checkpoint:
1. What kind of rock is featured in the
Lava video?
What was happening to the volcano
in the video?
Answer:
Justify: Explain how scientists use the law of superposition and the law of
crosscutting concepts to determine the relative age of rocks.
Back to Hutton:
Now that you have watched videos and learned about rocks, how did Hutton
know that the processes today are the same as in the past?
How do you think the rock cycle will fit in all of this information that you just
learned in this lecture?