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Science – Rock Formation

 

1. The 3 kinds of rocks we looked for with Geo the Geologist were:

    _____________ , _____________ and _____________ .

2. Igneous rock is named from a Latin word meaning “Born of _______ “

               A. Water        B. Fire          C. Wind          D. Earth

3. The 3 types of igneous rocks Geo showed us are:

   _____________ , _____________ and _____________ .

4. Metamorphic means:

       A. Changed Shape or Form       B. Lost and Found      C. Hidden Under Leaves

5. Metamorphic rock is formed by:

   ________________ and ______________ .

6. The 2 types of sedimentary rocks Geo showed us are:

   A. Gniess and Marble     B. Granite and Basalt     C. Sandstone and Conglomerate

7. The pieces of sedimentary rock are fused together by:

            A. Heat or Pressure    B. Magma     C. Glue    D. Nature

 

8. Sandstones are made up of _____________ particles.




     IGNEOUS ROCKS

 

1.    How many different types of igneous rocks are there?

 

         _________________

 

2.   The “hot stuff” that comes out of volcanoes is called…

   

          _________________

 

3.   An example of an igneous rock is…

 

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4.   What percentage (%) of the Earth’s upper crust is made up of igneous rocks?

 

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