ROCK FORMING MINERALS ABOUT 20 minerals make – up most of the rocks in the Earth’s crust.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Rocks S6E5 Students will investigate the scientific view of how Earth’s surface is formed. Investigate the composition of rocks in terms of minerals. Classify.

Advertisements

What is a rock?.

How Geologists Classify Rocks

6th Grade Geology Classifying Rocks.

Classifying Rocks 6.E.2.1 Summarize the structure of the Earth, including the layers, the mantle and core based on the relative.

Chapter 4 Rocks.

CHAPTER 2 MINERALS AND ROCKS.

S6E5. Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth’s surface is formed. c. Classify rocks by their process of formation. d. Describe.

LEQ: What characteristics do geologists observe to classify, group, and identify rocks? Key Terms: rock, petrology, color, texture, grain, coarse grain,

Chapter 2 Lesson 2: Classifying Rocks

CLASSIFYING ROCKS P

Rocks A solid mixture of minerals and other materials.

2.2 guided reading Classifying Rocks.

Igneous rocks are classified by Origin, Mineral Composition, and _______. Question #1b HardnessTextureLuster.

Classifying Rocks.

Rocks 8 th grade Earth Science. Classifying Rocks ________________ – rocks are made of mixtures of minerals and other materials. Some contain a single.

Ch4 Sec1 Classifying Rocks.

Classifying Rocks Section 4-1

C HAPTER 5: R OCKS Section 1: Classifying Rocks. W HAT ARE ROCKS MADE OF ? Rocks are mixtures of minerals and other materials. Some contain only a single.

Inside Earth Chapter 5 Rocks 5.2 Igneous Rocks. 5.2 Igneous Rocks LEARNING TARGETS I can identify characteristics that are used to classify igneous rocks.

Classifying Rocks.

How Do We Classify Rocks? p What do Scientists Look For? When studying a rock sample, geologists observe the rock’s: Color Texture Mineral.

EQ: How are rocks formed?

Earth Science Chapter 4 Rocks!.

2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 5.1 Classifying Rocks p

Rocks and the Rock Cycle:

December 2, th grade Chapter 9.2

View the “Rock” Discovery School Video Clip

Inside Earth Chapter 5 Rocks

Inside Earth Chapter 5 Review Rocks. Section 1 Classifying Rocks What doe geologists observe when studying rocks? Texture Grains Grain size Shape Pattern.

Classifying Rocks Chapter 2.2.

Classifying rocks Coulter. Mineral composition and color  When studying a rock sample, geologists observe the rock’s mineral composition, color, and.

Classifying Rocks Chapter 4 Section 1.

S6E5. Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth’s surface is formed. c. Classify rocks by their process of formation. Essential Question:

Igneous Rock Scheme Page 6, Earth Science Reference Table.

Rock Classification. 3 types of Rocks 1.Igneous Intrusive - granite Extrusive - basalt 2.Sedimentary Clastic - conglomerate Chemical – rock salt Organic.

Rocks: How to identify them. Classifying Rocks When we look at rocks we use the following things to help us classify them Mineral Composition Color Texture.

 Mineral composition  Color  Texture  Made from mixtures of minerals and other materials.  Rock-forming minerals  Contain several minerals (ex.

Rocks Classifying Rocks. Rock Study When studying a rock sample, geoliogists observe the rock’s mineral composition, color, and texture.

1.What properties do scientists observe when studying rocks? 2.What are rocks made of? 3.Explain how color helps identify a rocks mineral composition.

Rocks  Earth’s crust is made of rock.  Rocks are mixtures of minerals and sometimes other materials.

Oxford Middle School Mr. Vickery’s 6 th Grade Science.

Introducing Earth Classifying RocksClassifying Rocks.

Rocks & The Rock Cycle.

Rocks & The Rock Cycle.

Finish Section 2 & 3 on Rocks: Mineral Mixtures

2006 Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Earth Science

Chapter 4 Rocks.

Standard S6E5c. Classify rocks by their process of formation.

Rocks & The Rock Cycle.

Earth’s Structure and Materials

Rocks & Minerals ROCKS.

Rocks Earth’s crust is made of rock.

Classifying Rocks Rocks

Rocks & The Rock Cycle.

Objective: 1.Describe processes of rock formation.

Rocks are like Chex Mix.

Warm-Up: Mon 4/7 Write What You Know!

Rocks Earth’s crust is made of rock.

Rocks & The Rock Cycle.

Rocks & The Rock Cycle.

Chapter 3 lessons 3,4,and 5.

Texture The look and feel of an object.

Chapter 4 Petrology/geology=study of rocks.

Rocks & The Rock Cycle.

Classifying Rocks Chapter 4 Section 1.

Classifying Rocks.

Classifying Rocks 6.E.2.1 Summarize the structure of the Earth, including the layers, the mantle and core based on the relative.

Classifying Rocks.

Unit 8.1 Rocks, Minerals & Soils

Presentation transcript:

ROCK FORMING MINERALS ABOUT 20 minerals make – up most of the rocks in the Earth’s crust.

In 3 CATEGORIES COLOR TEXTURE Look & feel of a rock HOW GEOLOGIST CLASSIFY ROCKS In 3 CATEGORIES MINERAL COMPOSITION COLOR TEXTURE Look & feel of a rock The mixture of minerals & other materials that make a rock Gives clues about what minerals are in the rock Grain size Grain shape Grain Pattern

MINERAL COMPOSITION

COLOR

GRAIN SIZE GRAIN SHAPE GRAIN PATTERN The size of the mineral visible in the rock Course Grain:Granite Fine Grained: Basalt GRAIN SHAPE The shape of the mineral visible in the rock Jagged: Breccia Rounded: Conglomerate GRAIN PATTERN The design of the mineral visible in the rock Banded Non - Banded

ORIGIN