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Rocks and Minerals Webquest

Directions: Answer the following questions using the websites provided for each question
(the titles are hotlinks).

Rock Cycle
1. What are the three main types of rocks?
Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
2. How does a sedimentary rock turn into a metamorphic rock?
The addition of heat and/or pressure
3. How does an igneous rock turn into a metamorphic rock?
When subjected to extreme pressure and temperature.
4. How do metamorphic rocks change into sedimentary rocks?
Through weathering and erosion.
5. How do igneous rocks change into sedimentary rocks?
Through weathering and erosion.
6. What is the beginning of the rock cycle? The end?
Rocks are pushed up by tectonic plates
View this Rock Cycle animation
7. Quick cooling forms many small what?

8. When you look at the desert monuments, what eroded away?

9. The microscopic view of sandstone contains what two components?

10. What two things are needed to turn igneous rock into metamorphic rock?

Rocks
11. List and define the 6 key characteristics that can help you identify rocks within the three main
classes.
a. Crystals- small flat surfaces that are shiny or sparkly, like tiny mirrors.

b. Fossils- imprints of leaves, shells, insects or other items in the rock

c. Gas Bubbles- holes like swiss cheese in a rock

d. Glassy Surface- a shiny and smooth surface like colored glass

e. Ribbonlike Layers- straight or wavy stripes of different colors in rocks

f. Sand or Pebbles- individual stones, pebbles or sand grains visible in the rock












Rock Identification Key
12. For igneous rock, when magma cools slowly the crystals
Are large enough to see
13. For igneous rock, when magma cools quickly, the crystals
Very small and have to be seen under a microscope
14. Of the types of igneous rock formed underground, which one is most familiar?
Granite
15. When looking at sedimentary particle size, which material type has the largest particles and which has
the smallest particles?
Breccia is the largest and shale is the smallest particle
16. Which metamorphic rock forms under the highest temperature and highest pressure
Gneiss
Mystery Rocks
17. How much of earths surface is made of sedimentary rock?
3/4
18. Give 4 examples of sediment that might eventually become sedimentary rock.
Mud at the bottom of a lake, pebbles in a river, and sand at the beach
19. What caused the appearance in the sedimentary rock in picture B?
The aging process

Mohs Scale
20. What is Mohs Scale used for?
Shows mineral hardness
21. What mineral is a 10 on Mohs Scale?
Diamond
22. Give an example of a mineral with a hardness of 7 (according to Mohs Scale). Tell me about that
mineral.
Quartz, it is one of the most common minerals found on Earth
23. If a mineral can scratch a penny, what number is it on Mohs Scale?
4
Streak
24. Sometimes the color and the streak of a mineral are very different. Which of the examples
shows a difference between color and streak?
Specular Hematite

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