ENVIRONMENTAL SC. APRIL 25 & 26, 2019

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe and explain how the different types of rocks are formed.

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WARM-UP
1. Minerals are classified according to the elements they contain. Name the elements found in the following classes of minerals: silicates, carbonates, & oxides

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Types of rocks and their formation (notebooks)

1. Define a rock.

2. What is a rock cycle?

3. What are names of the 3 types of rocks?

4. What type of rock is formed by the cooling of magma beneath the earth crust?

5. Explain the difference between “intrusive” and “extrusive igneous rocks”.

6. Give an example of (a) intrusive igneous rock (b) extrusive igneous rock

7. Describe how sedimentary rocks are formed.

8. Explain the difference between clastic sedimentary rock, chemical sedimentary rock, and biochemical sedimentary rock. Give an example in each case.

9. Describe how metamorphic rock is formed and give an example of this type of rock.

10. What is mining?