NAME ________________________________ DATE _________________

Investigation 1: Open this site in a new window (right click on the link and then select "Open in New Window"):

1. Describe the four igneous rocks shown in the images. [Step 1]

   
   

2. Identify the texture of each of these igneous rocks as coarse-grained, fine-grained or porphyritic. Record your answers in the table. [Step 4]

   
   

3. Identify the cooling rate (fast, slow, or two-staged) and cooling environment (magma chamber, eruption from volcano, or deep cooling followed by eruption) of the rock in each image. [Step 6]

   
   

Investigation 2: Open this site in a new window (right click on the link and then select "Open in New Window"):

1. Sketch this diagram on your answer sheet. Go back to step 2, and put the name of each process illustrated in the animation on the appropriate arrow. [Step 3]

   
   

2. Use your own words to describe the sequence of processes that result in igneous rocks. Describe a specific example of a sedimentary rock becoming an igneous rock. [Step 3]

   
   

3. Use your own words to describe the sequence of processes that result in sedimentary rocks. Describe a specific example of a sedimentary rock becoming a new type of sedimentary rock. [Step 3]

   
   

4. Use your own words to describe the sequence of processes that result in metamorphic rocks. Describe a specific example of a sedimentary rock becoming a metamorphic rock. [Step 3]

   
   

• Online Rocks Quiz
• Igneous Rock ESRT
• Sedimentary Rock ESRT
• Metamorphic Rock ESRT