Useful Rock Cycle Link
Assignment #11 - The
Characteristics of Rocks and the Rock Cycle Comprehension & Practice
Questions
Answer all
of the following questions to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences
when appropriate.
1. Identify the three types of rock.
2. Define magma.
3. Metamorphic rock transforms to igneous rock
by______________.
A. heat and pressure C. melting and
cooling
B. weathering and erosion D. cementation
4. After changing to sediment the igneous rock is
then transformed to sedimentary rock by_________________.
A. heat and pressure C. melting and
cooling
B. weathering and erosion D. cementation and compaction
5. Igneous rock transforms to metamorphic rock by
_____________.
A. cementation and compaction C. melting and
cooling
B. heat and pressure D. weathering and
erosion
6. You are
a human. In detail, explain how your carbon and minerals have been part of the
rock cycle and have been part of each type of rock.
The diagram
below represents the characteristics of four different rock samples. Answer
questions 7 and 8 based on the diagram.
7. Which
sample could be granite? Support your answer.
8. What
characteristic do samples 2 and 4 have in common?
The diagram
below represents the characteristics of four different rock samples. Answer
questions 9, 10, and 11 based on the diagram.
9. Which
rock sample could be a metamorphic rock? Explain.
10. Which
rock sample is the best choice as an example of a sedimentary rock? How do you
know?
11. Describe
how rock sample 2 formed.
12. How
does the rock sample relate to our discussions of life on Earth and the factors
that allow it to be possible? Use vocabulary and specific examples whenever
possible.
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