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Read pg. 60-63 at the on the following website (Link on April 14th assignments page on class website)

http://k12resources.nelson.com/science/9780176776053/student/ebook/mobile/index.html#p=61

Read pg. 217-218 below, then answer questions #1-3.

Questions 1-3:

1) How does each type of rocks form? Complete the table.

Type of Rock How it forms

Igneous Rock

Sedimentary Rock

Metamorphic Rock

2) On pg. 61 there is a picture of granite and basalt. Which one do you think formed deep

under the Earth’s surface and which one do you think formed near or at the Earth’s

surface? Explain your reasoning.

3) Why do you think fossils form in sedimentary rock?