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Rocks and Rock Cycle

Foliated Rock: Foliated Rock

Study Guide Rocks and Rock Cycle
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Guided Reading, Questions, and Vocabulary for section 10.1
__Please read pages 175-177
__Vocabulary List for pages 175-177:

(Click on an underlined word to hear it spoken)
magma (p.175) igneous rock (p. 175) sediment (p. 175)
sedimentary rock (p. 175) metamorphic rock (p. 176) rock cycle (p. 176)

Special Feature
__Please answer Class Questions.
Objectives for pages 175-177:
__1. Identify the three major types of rock, and explain how each is formed.
__2. Summarize the steps in the rock cycle.


Guided Reading, Questions, and Vocabulary for section 10.2
__Please read pages 178-181.
__Vocabulary List for pages 178-181:
(Click on an underlined word to hear it spoken)
intrusive igneous rock (p. 178) extrusive igneous rock (p. 178)
porphyry (p. 178) granite (p. 179) basalt (p. 179) diorite (p. 179)
intrusion (p. 180) batholith (p. 180) stock (p. 181)
laccolith (p. 181) sill (p. 181) dike (p. 181)
extrusion (p. 181) volcanic neck (p. 181) lava plateau (p. 181)
__Please answer Class Questions.
Objectives for 178-181:
__1. Describe how the cooling rate of magma and lava affects the structure of igneous rocks.
__2. Classify igneous rocks according to the mineral composition.
__3. Describe a number of identifiable igneous rock structures.


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