Warm Ups 2

#1 - 9/2/15

What’s the difference between strata and foliated? Sedimentary rocks can have sediment in

layers called strata. Foliated metamorphic rocks have flattened

mineral grains that can look like bands.

#2 – 9/3/15

Place the steps of sedimentary rock formation in order:

Cementation, deposition, erosion, weathering, compaction

WEDCC

#3 – 9/4/15

You found an rock with a fish fossil in it at the top of a mountain. What kind of rock is it and how did it get there? Organic sedimentary – The fish died there

when the mountain was once underwater.

#4 – 9/8/15

____________ is the process that forms sediment when _________, _________, heat, and ice break rocks into tiny fragments. Weathering, water, wind

#5 – 9/9/15

_______________ forms deep underground when any type of rock is exposed to intense heat and ______________. Metamorphic rock, pressure

#6 – 9/14/15

Mechanical weathering is when rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces. List 3 ways this can happen.

#7 – 9/15/15

Make a hypothesis: If we dissolve a large piece of sugar and the

same mass of crushed sugar, then I think the __________ will weather faster because ______.

Use the words “volume” or “surface area” to explain why this happened.

#8 – 9/16/15

Choose 1 of the following factors and explain how it causes differential weathering of rocks:

surface area vs. volume hardness climate

#9 – 9/17/15 Devil’s Tower in Wyoming used to be a volcano before

it weathered. Use “differential weathering” to explain how it formed.

#10 – 9/29/15

Draw a picture of 3 river rocks that have been exposed to different amounts of time of abrasion.

On your neighbor’s sheet, label their rocks 1 – least amount of abrasion 2 – medium amount of abrasion 3 – most amount of abrasion

#11 – 9/30/15

Soil’s fertility is how well it can hold water and nutrients. Describe the kind of soil farmers like best to grow their crops in.

#12 – 10/5/15

Weathering happens faster in climates that are ___________ and __________. An example of this type of place is _____________.