TN Geology Standards

Rock Cycle

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Geology : Standard 3 - The Rock Cycle
Checks for Understanding 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.10 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3.14 | 3.15
Science Curriculum Standards 3205 - Geology	Internet Resources
Distinguish among sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. 3.1
Diagram the rock cycle including the processes involved in the formation of each rock group. 3.2	Interactive Rock Cycle Animation - a cutaway view of Earth showing where some common rock-forming processes occur. Embedded animations will illustrate the path of a rock moving through the rock cycle. or Introduction to Geology - a rock cycle quiz The Rock Cycle - Look at the diagram and see if you can trace a rock through the rock cycle. Rock Cycle from the Mineralogical Society of America Rock Cycle - a review lesson followed by a quiz [from McGraw Hill] and Rock Cycle - a drag and drop quiz or Rock Cycle Diagram - an Interactive site from Annenberg Rock Cycle Quiz - twenty multiple-choice questions, all on the same page Rock Cycle Quiz - nine multiple-choice questions, each on a separate page Rock Cycle Quiz - from Vision Learning - ten multiple-choice questions, some with accompanying photos Rock Cycle Quiz - ten definitions are given, you pick the correct term - multiple-choice format Rock Cycle Quizzes - there are three rock cycle quizzes at this site Rocky's Rock Cycle Games - Easy - Harder - drag the pictures into the correct place on the rock cycle drawing - from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History or A Schematic Sketch of the Rock Cycle - boxes represent earth materials and arrows represent the processes that transform those materials
Recognize that rocks are composed of various combinations of minerals. 3.3
Distinguish between intrusive (plutonic) and extrusive (volcanic) igneous rocks. 3.4
Differentiate among plutonic bodies such as sills, dikes, batholiths, and laccoliths. 3.5
Identify the properties of igneous rocks such as granite, rhyolite, basalt, gabbro, obsidian, and pumice. 3.6
Understand sedimentary processes. 3.7	Animation of clastic sedimentary rocks forming - Use the movie controls to examine each part of the sequence or Animation of metamorphic rocks forming - Use the movie controls to examine each part of the sequence or How Sediments are Deposited - This animation shows a side view of an area where a river flows into a lake. Interactive Rock Cycle Animation - a cutaway view of Earth showing where some common rock-forming processes occur. Embedded animations will illustrate the path of a rock moving through the rock cycle. Introduction to Geology - a rock cycle quiz The Rock Cycle - Look at the diagram and see if you can trace a rock through the rock cycle. Rock Cycle - includes link to each of the three types of rocks Rock Cycle from the Mineralogical Society of America Rock Cycle - a review lesson followed by a quiz [from McGraw Hill] A Schematic Sketch of the Rock Cycle - boxes represent earth materials and arrows represent the processes that transform those materials Three Rock Cycle Quizzes - each with five questions
Distinguish between clastic, chemical, and biogenic textures and processes forming each. 3.8
Identify sedimentary rock features such as stratification, fossils, graded bedding, ripple marks, and mudcracks. 3.9
Identify the properties of sedimentary rocks such as sandstone, shale, limestone, coquina, coal, and conglomerate. 3.10
Differentiate between foliated and non-foliated metamorphic rocks. 3.11
Compare and contrast regional and contact metamorphism. 3.12
Identify the properties of metamorphic rocks such as gneiss, marble, schist, slate, and quartzite. 3.13
Interpret Bowen’s reaction series. 3.14
Describe gradational metamorphism based on index minerals and metamorphic rock types. 3.15