Lesson 10 Homework |Rock Identification Lab

                             ROCK IDENTIFICATION LAB
Based on its key characteristics, determine if each rock sample is igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary.
For each sample, you need to give a correct reason for your classification, based on properties displayed in the rock sample.
Answer the questions that follow the rock samples.

Rock Sample 1

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Rock sample 1: Identify the type of rock

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Rock sample 1: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 2

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Rock sample 2: Identify the type of rock

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Rock sample 2: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 3

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Rock sample 3: Identify the type of rock

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Rock sample 3: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 4

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Rock sample 4: Identify the type of rock

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Rock sample 4: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 5

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Rock sample 5: Identify the type of rock

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Rock sample 5: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 6

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Rock sample 6: Identify the type of rock

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Rock sample 6: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 7

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Rock sample 7: Identify the type of rock

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Rock sample 7: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 8

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Rock sample 8: Identify the type of rock

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Rock sample 8: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 9

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Rock sample 9: Identify the type of rock

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Rock sample 9: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 10

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Rock sample 10: Identify the type of rock

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Rock sample 10: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

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Match each of the metamorphic rocks listed below with one possible parent rock from the following list: bitumi-
nous coal, shale, limestone, slate, granite, sandstone.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Base your answer on the pictures of four rocks. Each circle shows a magnified view of a rock. Which rock is metamorphic and shows evidence of foliation?

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How are the three rock types classified?

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Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the rock cycle diagram below.
State the specific names of rocks A, B, and C in the diagram. Not all rock names are used. Only one rock name should be used for rocks A, B, and C.

Obsidian

Rock A

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Shale		Anthracite Coal
Slate		Slate
Bituminous Coal		Marble
Sandstone		Schist
Granite		Gneiss
Limestone		Quartzite

Lesson 10 Homework |Rock Identification Lab

ROCK IDENTIFICATION LAB

Rock Sample 1

Rock sample 1: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 1: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 2

Rock sample 2: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 2: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 3

Rock sample 3: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 3: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 4

Rock sample 4: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 4: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 5

Rock sample 5: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 5: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 6

Rock sample 6: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 6: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 7

Rock sample 7: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 7: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 8

Rock sample 8: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 8: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 9

Rock sample 9: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 9: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 10

Rock sample 10: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 10: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Match each of the metamorphic rocks listed below with one possible parent rock from the following list: bitumi-nous coal, shale, limestone, slate, granite, sandstone.

Base your answer on the pictures of four rocks. Each circle shows a magnified view of a rock. Which rock is metamorphic and shows evidence of foliation?

How are the three rock types classified?

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the rock cycle diagram below.State the specific names of rocks A, B, and C in the diagram. Not all rock names are used. Only one rock name should be used for rocks A, B, and C.

ROCK IDENTIFICATION LAB

Rock Sample 1

Rock sample 1: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 1: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 2

Rock sample 2: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 2: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 3

Rock sample 3: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 3: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 4

Rock sample 4: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 4: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 5

Rock sample 5: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 5: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 6

Rock sample 6: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 6: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 7

Rock sample 7: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 7: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 8

Rock sample 8: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 8: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 9

Rock sample 9: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 9: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Rock Sample 10

Rock sample 10: Identify the type of rock

Rock sample 10: What evidence do you have to back up your identification? Hint: Use the ESRT or your notes.

Match each of the metamorphic rocks listed below with one possible parent rock from the following list: bitumi-nous coal, shale, limestone, slate, granite, sandstone.

Base your answer on the pictures of four rocks. Each circle shows a magnified view of a rock. Which rock is metamorphic and shows evidence of foliation?

How are the three rock types classified?

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the rock cycle diagram below.State the specific names of rocks A, B, and C in the diagram. Not all rock names are used. Only one rock name should be used for rocks A, B, and C.

Match each of the metamorphic rocks listed below with one possible parent rock from the following list: bitumi-
nous coal, shale, limestone, slate, granite, sandstone.

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the rock cycle diagram below.
State the specific names of rocks A, B, and C in the diagram. Not all rock names are used. Only one rock name should be used for rocks A, B, and C.

Match each of the metamorphic rocks listed below with one possible parent rock from the following list: bitumi-
nous coal, shale, limestone, slate, granite, sandstone.

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the rock cycle diagram below.
State the specific names of rocks A, B, and C in the diagram. Not all rock names are used. Only one rock name should be used for rocks A, B, and C.