Name: Louis Gabriel D.

Reyes
Date:   11-AHA
 

ROCK CYCLE WEBQUEST                   

Type in or click on this link:
https://www.learner.org/wp-content/interactive/rockcycle/index.html

PLEASE BE CAREFUL TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS:

1.  Click on the link that says “Types of Rocks'' - found along the green band running
across the webpage – READ ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE WEB PAGE BEFORE
FILLING IN THE INFORMATION BELOW

At the bottom of the screen click on “Next: Start your rock collection”. Follow the directions for
the activity to determine whether each rock below is sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous –
write the rock type in the space provided.
Rock Name Rock Type

Conglomerate  Sedimentary

Limestone  Sedimentary

Basalt  Igneous

Gneiss  Metamorphic

Obsidian  Igneous

marble  Metamorphic

2.  Click on “Identify Rock Types” and complete the quiz.  Paste the screenshot of your
score here.
  

 3.  Click
on “Move on to the next chapter” (How Rocks Change). Click on Start to watch the
“Heat and Pressure” animation. What type of rock was formed in this animation?

A metamorphic rock was formed.

4.  Click on “Next” at the bottom of the screen. Read about “How Rocks Change”. Based on
the reading what is the meaning of the following words:

Extrusive igneous rock - forms when magma erupts from a volcano and cools quickly on the
earth’s surface.

Intrusive igneous rock - forms when magma cools slowly underneath the earth’s surface and
then hardens.

5.  Watch the animations on melting and cooling. In the box, describe what you saw in
one of the animations:

A metamorphic rock, once subjected to heat and pressure, turns into magma. This is a process of
how rocks can change through melting.

6.  Click on “Next”. Watch the animations on “Weathering & Erosion” and
“Compacting & Cementing”. Based on the animations, fill in the blanks:
 Rocks are     carried      and washed away by  wind   and   water     . Accumulated 

           sediment                           is                 compacted                     together to form

_sedimentary_.  rock    

7.  Click on “Transform the Rock”. Paste the screenshot of your score here.

               
 
8.  Click on “Move on to the next chapter” (The Rock Cycle Diagram). Roll your mouse over
the diagram to answer the following questions:

a.  What 3 types of igneous rocks are listed?

 Basalt, Granite, and Obsidian

 
 b.  Click on the “Weathering and Erosion” icon. Describe what is happening in the animation:

 Rocks that are eroded and washed away by wind and water become sediment.

 9.  Click on “Complete the Cycle” and do the activity. Paste the screenshot of your score

here.             

10.  Click on “Move on to the final chapter” (Test Your Skills). Paste the screenshot of
your score here.