Today (4/6) you will investigate types of rocks and the rock cycle. Answer the 8 "Review Questions" at the bottom of the web page. Click the link below to ROCK N ROLL!!!
Types of Rocks
Review Questions
1. Describe the difference between a rock and a mineral.
2. Why can the minerals in a rock be a clue about how the rock formed?
3. What is the difference between magma and lava?
4. What are the three main types of rocks and how does each form?
5. Describe how an igneous rock can change to a metamorphic rock.
6. Explain how sediments form.
7. In which rock type do you think fossils, which are the remains of past living organisms, are most often found?
8. Suppose that the interior of the Earth was no longer hot, but all other processes on Earth continued unchanged. How would this affect the distribution of rocks formed on Earth?
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