8.3C| In-Person Sedimentary Rocks Identification Lab

Overview 

In this exercise, you will apply what you've learned from the preceding assignments and exercises and use the texture and composition of rock specimens provided by your instructor to identify igneous rocks by name and interpret their origins.    

Instructions

1. If you've not yet done so, complete the pre-lab exercise. 
2. Open up the Sedimentary Rocks Identification Lab for reference.
3. Skim through the lab. 
4. You have completed the Pre-lab exercise, so you can skip that section. 
5. Using the igneous rock specimens provided in class, use the Identifying Sedimentary Rocks tables to identify the name of each rock.
6. Choose the correct answers in this exercise (you'll not be filling out anything on the Sedimentary Rocks Identification Lab). Note that you have only two attempts per question; be sure of your answer before selecting. 

Learning Outcomes

• Students can explain the rock cycle, differentiate among the three types of rocks, and use texture and composition to identify common rocks and their origin
• Students can describe the role weathering, mass wasting, and erosion play in shaping Earth’s surface and can provide and/or identify examples of each of these processes
• Use texture and composition to identify common sedimentary rocks and their origins (depositional environment)