7th & 8th grade Earth Science

1/22-26 (The long weekend) Here is everything needed for the long weekend in the way I suggest to tackle it. Everything should be turned back in Tuesday for a grade. We will get back next week and have experiments and wrap up and then test 2/3 (class vote) 1. Read the textbook and answer the questions on a separate piece of paper to turn in Tuesday for a grade. Sedimentary Rocks (p. 85-87)

1. Where are sedimentary rocks made?

2. Where does the word “sedimentary” come from?

3. Define sediment.

4. Is making a sedimentary rock a quick process?

5. What are the main “C” words that are part of the process of making a sedimentary rock?

6.Put these words in order of the process of making sedimentary rocks

(Either write the number or write them in order)  _________ compaction

_________ deposition

_________ cementation        

_________ erosion 7. Sedimentary rocks are formed when material ___________ up.

8. Can there be pieces of animal shells, bones, and minerals in the sediment?

9. What can be found most in in sedimentary rocks? Why do you think that is?

10. What is the main characteristic of sedimentary rocks? Metamorphic Rock (pg. 87-88)

1. Do rocks start out as metamorphic rocks?

2. Those usually start as ___________ or __________ rocks.

3. What does metamorphosis mean?

4. In addition to temperature and pressure, what else needs to be added to get a metamorphic rock?

5. The text lists some different metamorphic rocks. Tell me what the original rock was ___________     >>>>  limestone __________       >>>>   Quartzite __________      >>>>    Gneiss

6. Are metamorphic rocks boring and not neat to look at? 2. The Rock Cycle / Comprehension questions (handout) 3. "Help Rocky Tell His Story" (handout)

extra credit "Magic Square- Sedimentary rock" handout Watch for Thursday afternoon as usual. I may send a link for a video or two to watch. Have a gneiss weekend!