1.     What are the three (3) types of rock? 

     2.     What are sedimentary rocks made of?

     3.     Give some examples of sediment.

     4.     What are igneous rocks made of?

     5.     What’s the difference between magma and lava?

     6.     What are metamorphic rocks made of?

     7.     What are these common kinds of metamorphic rocks?

     8.     What is the difference between rocks and minerals?

     9.     What are some of the properties of minerals?

     10. What are the six (6) crystal systems of minerals?

     11. What are gems?

     12. What are diamonds made of?

     13. What is steel made from?

     14. What kind of rock are fossils found in?

Directions: Fill in this chart with the characteristics and other details about each class of rocks discussed in the film.

Sedimentary Rock

  

 

Think: How can a rock with shells in it end up in a desert?

 

 

 

Igneous Rock

 

 

Think: Why would the core of an ancient volcano still stand when all the rock around it has eroded away?

 

 

 

Metamorphic Rock

 

 

Think: Why does a cliff of metamorphic rock look contorted? 

 

 

 

Directions: Write down the identifying properties of minerals and how to test for each property.  One has been done for you.

Mineral Property

How to test

Color

Observe the mineral and/or do a streak test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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