Geology Rap

Geology is crunk! Learn about the rock cycle and plate tectonics with the latest rap by Mrs. Harvey. But be careful....geology can be H-O-T!!! LYRICS: Geology Its the study of rocks Mrs. Harveylicious gonna rock yo socks With the knowledge of the earth and its forms I know yo brains are thirsty, so get ready for the storm Its called the rock cycle and it goes round and round Consider it a geologic merry-go-round So hop on, cause this ride aint whack And Ill take you to the middle of the earth and back It starts with a rock getting weathered and eroded They get eaten away like iron thats corroded Wind, water, ice, and sulfuric acid rain These can all reduce a rock to itty bitty grains Called sediments, like dust in the wind When their transportation stops, deposition can begin Then pressure starts to build from the bottom to the top Cementation and compaction form a sedimentary rock Layers upon layers We be findin bones and shells in dem layers But when those layers get pushed down in the mantle The heat and pressure that results is far too great to handle Oh snap, wheres my sedimentary rock? My sedimentary rock is now a metamorphic rock Over years and years the rock is slowly changed The molecular structure of the rocks is rearranged As the metamorphic rock moves closer to the core It flows into the magma and melts more and more Cooling, crystallizing to an igneous rock If you touch it while its cooling, you best drop it like its hawwwt! The rock cycle (X4) Fo sheezy, minerals be off da heezy They dont ride the rock cycle, it makes em queasy Minerals are found in rocks, sometimes shiny Their crystals can be huge but they can also be tiny Minerals are classified in many ways By color, luster, hardness and the way they break Yes, its true they can fracture like a bone They can also cleave off into perfect little clones Individual minerals have different color streaks When you rub it on plate, it leaves a powder thats unique Then theres hardness, it has its own scale Developed by some dude named Moh, it cannot fail It goes 1-10, with Talc at number 1 And Diamonds a 10 cuz its really hard to cut Dont be knockin minerals cause ice is money And guys, you know that minerals can help you get a honey! Geology (x4) Last but not least, is plate tectonics Our planets crust is a little histrionic There once was a time when the land was all combined Into a super-continent called Pangaea, oh my! Here comes a theory called continental drift Pangaea broke apart cuz the plates began to shift Shiftings what they do day in and day out So volcanoes erupt to let all da stress out Earthquakes can occur when tectonic plates collide They can move apart, move together or side by side I bet you didnt think that geology was tight If you stay in school and learn your rocks, I know youll be aww-ight! --Written and peformed by Mrs. Harvey 1/14/09