NAME - __________________________________________ DATE - _______________________
DIRECTIONS: WATCH THE VIDEO TO COMPLETE THE WORKSHEET. QUESTIONS GO IN ORDER.
1) Name 8 different types of rocks that are shown or mentioned throughout this video.
1 - _________________________ 5 - _________________________
2 - _________________________ 6 - _________________________
3 - _________________________ 7 - _________________________
4 - _________________________ 8 - _________________________
2) All the rocks in the world used to be ________________________.
3) What are two things that will break rocks down into sand?
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4) What is the difference between dirt and soil?
Dirt is ____________________________________________________________________
Soil is ____________________________________________________________________
5) Scientists group rocks into three types.
1 - __________________________________________
2 - __________________________________________
3 - __________________________________________
6) In what sport can knowledge of rocks be useful? ____________________________________
7) How does water cause cracks to form in rocks? ____________________________________
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8) What is lichen? How does lichen break up rocks? __________________________________
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9) What is a conglomerate rock? _______________________________________________
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10) WAY COOL SCIENTISTS: SOIL SCIENTISTS
What does the soil scientist use an auger to do? _________________________________
What does a soil scientist use the spade to do? __________________________________
Four items that combine together to create soil.
R_________________________ S______________________________
W________________________ R______________________________
11) What element will crystallize and form a diamond? _______________________________
12) What type of rock turns into a diamond? _______________________________________
How does this rock turn into a diamond? ___________________________________________
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FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
13) Which of the three types of rocks matches best to the terms below?
Volcano = ___________________ Pressure = _________________________
Layers = ____________________ Magma = __________________________
Heat = ______________________ River = ____________________________
14) Write the correct rock type in the boxes below.
What does this diagram show?
Explain two facts in the diagram.
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