Geodes Video Activity

What type of resource are geodes?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Synthetic

What is crystallization?

• When atoms freeze.

• When crystals enter the inside of a rock from the outside.

• When atoms form in a repeating pattern.

How are agate geodes different from others?

• They have a different crystal structure.

• They are larger.

• They were formed at a different time.

Why might a geologist study geodes? What kind of information can they gather about the Earth from them?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1