Comments on: Rock Cycle http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/ "Exploring the Wonders of Science" Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mr. Grant http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Mr. Grant Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:39:37 +0000 http://mysciencespace.com/?p=383#comment-750 Hmmm... do you mean like some scientist out in the jungle finding a new species of insects (they do that you know)? But that would be more like finding a new rock, not a new classification of rock. Think about it this way we divide living things into kingdoms --- plants and animals are the familiar ones but we also have others like protista, and fungi. In rocks we have 3 classes: sedimentary. metamorphic and igneous. It's not likely that we'll find a new kingdom of living things, although not impossible, so maybe we can come up with a new classification type for rocks but that would be probably be quite rare. On the other hand maybe they could find a new rock, maybe some new type of limestone (a sedimentary rock) made from a different type of shells. That would be more like finding a new insect. Hmmm… do you mean like some scientist out in the jungle finding a new species of insects (they do that you know)? But that would be more like finding a new rock, not a new classification of rock.

Think about it this way we divide living things into kingdoms — plants and animals are the familiar ones but we also have others like protista, and fungi. In rocks we have 3 classes: sedimentary. metamorphic and igneous. It’s not likely that we’ll find a new kingdom of living things, although not impossible, so maybe we can come up with a new classification type for rocks but that would be probably be quite rare.

On the other hand maybe they could find a new rock, maybe some new type of limestone (a sedimentary rock) made from a different type of shells. That would be more like finding a new insect.

]]> By: JeSsIcA P4 http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-749 JeSsIcA P4 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:04:56 +0000 http://mysciencespace.com/?p=383#comment-749 maybe they havnt looked hard..yet who knows what else there is so.. maybe they havnt looked hard..yet
who knows what else there is so..

]]> By: Bianca period 5 |:] http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Bianca period 5 |:] Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:57:16 +0000 http://mysciencespace.com/?p=383#comment-748 i dont think there is , if there was then i think that maybe they would have found it already. i dont think there is , if there was then i think that maybe they would have found it already.

]]> By: elijah p4 http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-746 elijah p4 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:58:28 +0000 http://mysciencespace.com/?p=383#comment-746 i wonder if there is a 4th rock type???? i wonder if there is a 4th rock type????

]]> By: lauren. 1. http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-634 lauren. 1. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:52:30 +0000 http://mysciencespace.com/?p=383#comment-634 i like this illustration because it helps me understand the rock cycle more. its easier to understand when i can see a picture of it, insted of just reading it out of a book. i liked the crayon experiment, it helped me understand more. (: i like this illustration because it helps me understand the rock cycle more.
its easier to understand when i can see a picture of it, insted of just reading it out of a book.

i liked the crayon experiment, it helped me understand more.
(:

]]> By: Mr. Grant http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Mr. Grant Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:04:28 +0000 http://mysciencespace.com/?p=383#comment-629 Click on the picture and you'll get a description or try some of these links: http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/diagram.html http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page01.cfm http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/rocks_intro.html&edu=elem Click on the picture and you’ll get a description or try some of these links:

http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/diagram.html

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page01.cfm

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/rocks_intro.html&edu=elem

]]> By: JeSsiCa p4 http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-627 JeSsiCa p4 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:11:55 +0000 http://mysciencespace.com/?p=383#comment-627 didnt u look at the picture of the rock cycle?!?! it says it all there;) didnt u look at the picture of the rock cycle?!?!
it says it all there;)

]]> By: jonathan dorely http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-618 jonathan dorely Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:38:11 +0000 http://mysciencespace.com/?p=383#comment-618 i really dont understand the rock cycle can some explan it to me i really dont understand the rock cycle can some explan it to me

]]> By: ashley 1 http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-611 ashley 1 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:02:29 +0000 http://mysciencespace.com/?p=383#comment-611 how does a rock cycle work? and how wath e rock cycle created? how does a rock cycle work? and how wath e rock cycle created?

]]> By: Vinny P7 http://mysciencespace.com/2009/03/rock-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Vinny P7 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:13:06 +0000 http://mysciencespace.com/?p=383#comment-565 Can a igneous rock change back into a Metamorphic rock? Can a igneous rock change back into a Metamorphic rock?

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