CONCEPT MAP

 

            Key Concepts:                                                                                   Key Vocabulary:

 

Igneous

Metamorphic

Sedimentary

Intrusive

Extrusive

Felsic

Mafic

Clastic

Texture

Foliation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
                                                                                                                       

All rocks are made of minerals

 

 

Igneous rocks solidification of magma/lava

 

                                                           

Topic:

 

          Rocks

 
 
Sed. Rx

Deposition, compression of rock fragments

 

 

Metamorphic Rx

Heat and pressure change the internal arrangement of atoms

 

 

 

 

Examples:

Qtz, Feldspar, Mica, Olivine

Granite/rhyolite

Gabbro/basalt

Sandstone

Shale

Conglomerate

Slate

Schist

Phyllite

Gneiss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enduring Understanding (s): Rocks are classified by how they are formed.  _________________________________________________

 

 

Essential Question (s): What determines a rock’s physical characteristics?_______________________________________________________

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