Download Webelos Earth Rocks Appalachian Geology Booklet

Department of Geology * ​www.mckinneymuseum.appstate.edu​ * Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)
Geology is​ not​ the same as zoology, biology, virology, archaeology or
podology. So what is it then?
Geology is…
What is one question you have for a ​geologist​?
Before we get to meet one, let’s go on a quick rock hunt!
But first, what do you know about​ rocks?
How many rocks did you find in total? ​_____
Department of Geology * ​www.mckinneymuseum.appstate.edu​ * Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)
How many ​kinds​ of rocks did you find? ​______
Rock drawing
Description
Type of Rock
Name of Rock
Department of Geology * ​www.mckinneymuseum.appstate.edu​ * Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)
Look at this map of North Carolina rocks:
What type of rocks are most common in Boone? ​______________
What type of rocks are around the coast of North Carolina?
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Why do you think the coast has this type of rocks?
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Which Belt has volcanic rocks?​ ____________________________
What region in the map is the most likely to have dinosaur-aged fossils?
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Department of Geology * ​www.mckinneymuseum.appstate.edu​ * Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)
↓C. _________________
↑A._____________
↘ B. _______________
↑ D. ______________
↑F. ____________
↗G. ______________
↑E. _____________
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Department of Geology * ​www.mckinneymuseum.appstate.edu​ * Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)