Rocks, Minerals, and Rock Cycle- Review for Test

Here's a picture of a T-chart comparing Rocks and Minerals. Click on it to see it bigger:

Pictures of the Rock cycle:

Here's a great video we saw in class on the Rock Cycle:

These are notes on the Rock Cycle:

- Rocks transform over millions of years (slow, gradual process)

- The rock cycle can go in any direction (no beginning or end)

- The 3 types of rocks are dependent on each other through their environment

**These are the topics on the next test:

- Mineral characteristics

- Mineral physical properties (all 6)

- 3 types of Rocks, how they form

- The different kinds of rocks (ex- intrusive, extrusive Igneous rock)

- Rock Cycle

Don't forget, you can also review by watching the BrainPop Videos on the 3 types of Rock, the Rock Cycle, and Minerals. The links to these videos are down below. Again, the username is ps220 and the password is brainpop

Here are the links:

BrainPop Video- Types of Rocks

BrainPop Video- Rock Cycle

BrainPop Video- Mineral Identification