Your test on Thursday will involve:
1. Being able to describe the differences and similarities between igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
2. Be able to describe how I/M/S rocks are formed
3. Be able to describe the features of a I/M/S rock
4. Identify a few different types of weathering and how it impacts rocks
5. Understand the difference between weathering and erosion
6. Identify a few common types of I/M/S rocks
7. Interpret fossils using ideas from the assignment
8. Make assumptions about igneous rocks from their crystal size
A Copy of the Power-Point from class
Geology Notes from Class
Inside the Earth & Tectonic Plates
Dynamic Earth Interactive
Crystal size and cooling rate
How is crystal size affected by cooling rate?
How Rocks are formed:
Rock Cycle
The Mohs Scale: Ranking rocks by hardness
Hardness of rocks
A pictorial guide of rock comparison
Igneous vs Sedimentary vs Metamorphic in pictures
Comparing Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Science by Doing
This video is both extremely boring and interesting at the same time
Rock forming minerals: What are rocks mostly made of?
Another boring/interesting vid summarizing differences between M/I/S rocks
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