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Granite Field Trip
1. Granite is which kind of rock?
Igneous
(circle one)
or
Sedimentary
2. How are igneous rocks formed?
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3. Circle two elements of granite.
pearl
feltspar
quartz limestone
diamond
4. Circle the picture below that has veining?
5. True or False: Man doesn’t do much to enhance the beauty of Gods
artwork shown in granite.
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6. What do men do to the granite to “improve” it?
(circle the best answer)
a. heat it and add chemicals to make it hard
b. color it and polish it
c. add epoxy and other chemicals to make it shine
d. polish it with simple sanding pads
7. Name 3 things granite is used for?
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8. Vocabulary words. Choose 3 words you learnt about on this trip and
write their definition on the space below:
slab natural beauty quarry epoxy vein
fissures core holes radius linear template
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9. What is engineered stone?
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10. Is marble intrusive stone or extrusive?_______________________
11. Is granite intrusive stone or extrusive?_______________________
12. What is intrusive stone?
a. stone formed above the earth’s crust
b. stone formed below the earth’s crust
c. stone formed in water
d. stone formed from sand
13. What is extrusive stone?
(circle the best answer)
(circle the best answer)
a. stone formed above the earth’s crust
b. stone formed below the earth’s crust
c. stone formed in water
d. stone formed from sand
14. True or False: Marble is harder than granite.
15. True or False: Marble is more porous than granite.
16. True or False: When granite cools slow there is more veining and lots of
structure or large pieces.
17. True or False: When granite cools slow the rock looks more consistent,
fine grained, and even.
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18. True or False. Price indicates rarity.
19. True or False: High quality granite
is more expensive than “contractor”
grade or low end granite.
20. Which country does almost 50% of
granite come from?
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21. Name one more country that
commonly mines granite?
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22. Can you find similar slabs in many
quarries or does each country always
have very different stone?
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23. True or False: Marble is softer than
granite, porous, thus it can scratch and
stain more easily.
24. Name some of the machines/tools
used in processing granite.
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25. What are the safety or health hazards when working with granite?
(Circle the best answer)
a. Silicosis from breathing rock dust
b. Falling rocks
c. Machinery hazards - using forklifts, drills, etc.
d. All of the above
26. What is used when cutting and polishing granite to prevent harmful
dust?
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Hope you had fun!
More resources:
http://www.moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/rockcycle.htm
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Answers
1. Granite is which kind of rock? Igneous
2. How are igneous rocks formed? Suggestion: Igneous rocks form when molten rock (Magma if it is below
the surface or lava if it has erupted from a volcano) solidifies.
3. Circle two elements of granite. feltspar quartz 4. Circle the picture below that has veining? (the right one)
5. True: Man doesn’t do much to enhance the beauty of Gods artwork shown in granite.
6. What do men do to the granite to “improve” it?
d. polish it with simple sanding pads
7. Name 3 things granite is used for? Roads, counters, tables, pillars, art, floor tile, mantles, etc.
8. Vocabulary words. (use dictionary)
9. What is engineered stone? A man-made or manufactured product made from quartz/granite and epoxy.
10. Is marble intrusive stone or extrusive? Extrusive
11. Is granite intrusive stone or extrusive? Intrusive
12. What is intrusive stone? (circle the best answer) b. stone formed below the earth’s crust
13. What is extrusive stone? (circle the best answer) a. stone formed above the earth’s crust
14. False: Marble is harder than granite.
15. True: Marble is more porous than granite.
16. True: When granite cools slow there is more veining and lots of structure or large pieces.
17. False: When granite cools slow the rock looks more consistent, fine grained, and even.
18. True: Price indicates rarity. (NOTE: How available the particular pattern of granite is determines rarity.)
19. False: High quality granite is more expensive than “contractor” grade or low end granite.
20. Which country does almost 50% of granite come from? Brazil
21. Name one more country that commonly mines granite? India, Africa, China, Canada, etc.
22. Can you find similar slabs in many quarries? YES
23. True: Marble is softer than granite, porous, thus it can scratch and stain more easily.
24. Name some of the machines/tools used in processing granite for consumers. Suggestions: Water cooled
saw, templates, cranes, routers, diamond bits, drills, forklifts, table, computer, lasers, etc.
25. What are the safety or health hazards when working with granite? d. All of the above
26. What is used when cutting and polishing granite to prevent harmful dust? Water