2 nd Grade Utah Core Curriculum - Standard 2 - Objective 1.
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Transcript of 2 nd Grade Utah Core Curriculum - Standard 2 - Objective 1.
WHAT IS A ROCK?
A rock is a solid material made of minerals.
The rocks you see around you – the mountains, canyons and riverbeds – are all made of minerals.
Rocks are nearly always made of mixtures of different minerals.
TYPES OF ROCKS
There are three types of rocks. These types are determined by how the rocks were made.
IgneousSedimentaryMetamorphic
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ARCHES NATIONAL PARK -- SEDIMENTARY ROCKMany sedimentary rocks have layers of sediment. Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks.
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ANTELOPE ISLAND – METAMORPHIC ROCKMetamorphic comes from the Greek words meta and morph. Meta means change and morph means form.