logging in or signing up Classifying Rocks bizzy_jo Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 186 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: April 15, 2011 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Classifying Rocks: Classifying Rocks Igneous, Metamorphic and SedimentaryBefore we begin….: Before we begin…. Let us review each type of rock and the correct definition. The three major types of rocks that we are learning about are: Igneous Sedimentary MetamorphicIgneous Rock: Igneous Rock Comes form a Latin word meaning “fire” Begin their life under the Earth’s crust and surface as lava or magma They are then formed through the cooling of this magma or lava There are over 700 types of igneous rocksSedimentary Rock: Sedimentary Rock Is formed when sediments (small pieces of rocks) collect in one place and are put under great pressure Over a long period of time, the sediments press together and form a solid rock Most are formed under waterMetamorphic Rock: Metamorphic Rock Comes from a Greek word that means to “change” Metamorphic rocks were originally igneous or sedimentary rocks The igneous or sedimentary rocks were put under great heat and pressure and “changed” into metamorphic rockNow that we have learned a little more about each type of rock: Now that we have learned a little more about each type of rock Let us move on to examples of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocksIgneous Rocks: Igneous Rocks Andesite Basalt Granite Tuff ScoriaSedimentary Rocks: Sedimentary Rocks Coal Shale Sandstone Lime- stoneMetamorphic Rocks: Metamorphic Rocks Quartzite Marble Slate SchistWow…there are a lot of rocks on our planet Earth: Wow…there are a lot of rocks on our planet Earth If you want more information www.geology.com You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Classifying Rocks bizzy_jo Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 186 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: April 15, 2011 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Classifying Rocks: Classifying Rocks Igneous, Metamorphic and SedimentaryBefore we begin….: Before we begin…. Let us review each type of rock and the correct definition. The three major types of rocks that we are learning about are: Igneous Sedimentary MetamorphicIgneous Rock: Igneous Rock Comes form a Latin word meaning “fire” Begin their life under the Earth’s crust and surface as lava or magma They are then formed through the cooling of this magma or lava There are over 700 types of igneous rocksSedimentary Rock: Sedimentary Rock Is formed when sediments (small pieces of rocks) collect in one place and are put under great pressure Over a long period of time, the sediments press together and form a solid rock Most are formed under waterMetamorphic Rock: Metamorphic Rock Comes from a Greek word that means to “change” Metamorphic rocks were originally igneous or sedimentary rocks The igneous or sedimentary rocks were put under great heat and pressure and “changed” into metamorphic rockNow that we have learned a little more about each type of rock: Now that we have learned a little more about each type of rock Let us move on to examples of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocksIgneous Rocks: Igneous Rocks Andesite Basalt Granite Tuff ScoriaSedimentary Rocks: Sedimentary Rocks Coal Shale Sandstone Lime- stoneMetamorphic Rocks: Metamorphic Rocks Quartzite Marble Slate SchistWow…there are a lot of rocks on our planet Earth: Wow…there are a lot of rocks on our planet Earth If you want more information www.geology.com