December 16, 2023 • 15 mins
Are you a collector of rocks? 🪨🪨 Ever wondered about the amazing world that exists under the surface of our Earth? Join Emily and her assistant Winston as they visit a diamond mine 💎, and unearth the mysteries of geologists! Hear all about the job of geologists, and how they study rocks, mountains, and volcanoes to uncover Earth's history. We’ll even take a visit to Yellowstone National Park, where we’ll discover sandstone layers and witness the eruption of the famous geyser, Old Faithful. Get ready, because this adventure is going to rock your world!
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A Lingokids Original podcast produced by Paradiso Media
Starring Emily Calandrelli as Herself and Brock Powell as Winston.
Executive Producers: Emi Norris, Benoit Dunaigre, Lorenzo Benedetti, Louis Daboussy
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Hey there, Welcome to Growing Up with Emily, a Lingo
kids podcast. It helps kids discover how to be whatever
they want to be growing up.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Well till enough, Oh up the side.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Do you enjoy collecting rocks and crystals?
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Then tune in today to hear more about what it's
like to be a gem hunting geologist.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
Whoa checking out, Emily?
Speaker 2 (00:43):
I skipped that rock, super far. I think I got
like nine hawks. H I love coming up to the lake.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Hey, not bad. You've got quite the arm Well.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
I got two of them. Uh, hey, you want to
give it a try?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Maybe later, Winston, I'm looking for something, Well, what you're
looking for?
Speaker 1 (01:02):
My friend George knew we were coming to the lake
and asked me to find him a certain type of stone.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Oh a fellow rock collector.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Huh, Well, finding cool rocks on the beature in the
woods is my jam.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
I got a great collection too.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
I didn't know you collected rocks, Winston.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Oh yeah, I've got fool's gold, which is actually silver,
weird rose quartz, some purple amethyst. I even have a
rock that's shaped like SpongeBob g kinda. I do really
want to get some obsidian, though it's like black glass.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
It's so cool obsidian huh h. Maybe I can help
you find some. But actually, my friend George is a geologist,
not just a rock collector, and geologists do actually collect rocks,
it's true, but to study them.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
Study rocks well, Geologists.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Can find out all kinds of things about the history
of the Earth by examining different rocks.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
But I look at my rock collection all the time.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
Some are really incredible, but I don't think I've ever
learned anything about the Earth well.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Geologists study rocks, mountains, and even volcanoes to understand how
the Earth was made and how it's changing. They can
also help us understand if a place is safe from earthquakes,
or tell us how humans and the Earth interact with
each other. For instance, geologists can test the water in
an area where people are mining to make sure that
(02:30):
no harmful materials have leaped into the community's drinking water.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
And geologists can learn all of this from rocks.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Yes, here, let me show you. Take a look at
this rock. Hold it. What do you see?
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Well, it's rough on one side, not flat, so it
wouldn't be good for skipping on water. Okay, what else,
it's kind of grayish blue, but there are some flecks
of white in there too, And oh, it's a hard rock,
not a krumby one.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Very good.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
You're on your way to becoming a geologist yourself, Winson.
But a pro would probably be able to examine that
rock and tell you where it came from, how old
it is, and if any of those white flecks are
valuable or worth any money.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
Oh, I get it.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
So they study rocks that they find in the ground
or near volcanoes.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
That's pretty neat.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Yes, and not just that.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
They can find rocks that give them clues about the
Earth's past in all sorts of crazy places. Here's a
good example, George, my geologist friend told me about an
exciting new discovery that Antarctica in twenty twenty two.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
You know where that is.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
Isn't Antarctica a really big continent made of ice at
the very bottom of the planet.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
Yes, well, people used to think that many years ago,
but now we know that there's land underneath all that
ice and snow in Antarctica.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
It's just been covered up for thousands of years.
Speaker 4 (03:59):
That's crazy, it is.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
But there are still lots of things way down deep
that geologists are interested in. These scientists were from Texas
and London, and they were shocked at what they discovered.
Guess what they found below when they used special computer
and radar equipment to.
Speaker 4 (04:15):
Scan the ice piles of dinosaur bones.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Great guess, but no, try again.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
I know a giant portal to an alien universe that's
led by squid paper Winson.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Either you have an amazing imagination or you've been watching
too many sci fi movies on the weekend.
Speaker 4 (04:36):
I think it's both.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
So what did the geologists find way down beneath all
that eye simile?
Speaker 4 (04:42):
I want to know?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Are you sure it might blow your mind?
Speaker 4 (04:46):
Well? Then yes, really tell me please.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Well, way deep down below the ice, the geologists found
a giant secret lake the size of Las Vegas.
Speaker 4 (04:59):
Wait, and under around lake as big as a city.
That's crazy. It's not frozen.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
No, it's not frozen.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Can you imagine a huge, hidden lake that hasn't been
seen or touched by humans for tens of thousands of years,
just sitting there beneath the ice.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Well, I wonder if there's all kinds of weird, creepy,
slimy animals in there or a sea monster.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Again, too much sci fi?
Speaker 1 (05:28):
There are likely some living things in there, but they're
probably very small, like sea fleas and true.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Oh well, you know, sea fleas are not as cool
as sea monsters.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
But you know what the geologists are excited to look
for once they drill down beneath all that ice, the
rocks and minerals that have been trapped down there waiting
to be discovered.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Yeah, minerals cool. What are minerals?
Speaker 1 (05:53):
Minerals are valuable things people can find in nature, usually
inside rocks or underground, like copper, iron and gold.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Gold.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Ah.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Hey, mate, so geologists are kind of like rock pirates,
That's what I'm getting.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Sort of, yes, but geologists really want to get the
rocks and minerals from the lake in Antarctica to test them.
They have a special way of reading stones and sand
that will tell us what the earth was like thousands
of years ago.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Reading stones and sand. Okay, that kind of sounds like.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Magic to me.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
It's even better than magic, Winston, it's science.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
Actually, I want to show you something.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Grab my hand, Okay, I'm ready, Emily, hold on tight,
let's rock and roll. Uh where just snaps to Emily,
this place looks.
Speaker 4 (06:45):
Like a jungle.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
This is a jungle, Winston, a jungle in Brazil, to
be precise. Since geologists study rocks, minerals, and the earth, most.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Of them work out in nature.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
I hope you're ready to get dirty today, Winston, because
this is the entrance to the motto grossol diamond mine.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
Oh boy, sign me up.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
Let's stick for diamonds to sell the jewelry stools for
tons of money, chick jing.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
Well, diamonds are mine to make fancy jewelry and engagement
rings sometimes, but geologists also look for diamonds to unlock
more secrets about the earth.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
Oh yeah, what kind of secrets.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
Let's go into the mine and I'll explain, Well.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
This mine is huge. Hey did you hear that? And
I go, what's up? What's up? Who's the man? Who's
the man?
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Here we go Winston, Winston, King all the world. He's
gone to find all the diamonds and uh the pearls,
pearls hanging.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
I should have thought that, good rhyme, Emily, Okay, okay,
King of the world. Enough echoes. Let's go see what
this geologist is digging up.
Speaker 4 (08:05):
Ooh ah, oh my goodness.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
They've stumbled onto something great. It's an enormous diamond.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Wow, whoever wears that on a necklace is going to
have a hard time standing up straight because it's so
big and a pull the right to the ground. Hey,
what's that geologist doing with that big diamond cutting it open?
Speaker 4 (08:28):
She is?
Speaker 1 (08:29):
And that tool she's using is called a skype. It
has a blade on it that's made of diamonds. Since
diamonds are so hard, they can only be cut by
other diamonds.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Crazy huh, Yeah, But why would she want to cut
that big diamond into smaller ones? She's ruining it. I
bet the bigger ones would be worth lots of money.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Well, she's more interested in what's inside the diamond, Winston.
Speaker 4 (08:53):
Why what's inside? Is it more diamonds?
Speaker 3 (08:57):
That would be something.
Speaker 1 (08:59):
But she's actually looking for minerals that were trapped inside
the diamond when it formed millions of years ago. They're
so tiny she has to look at them under a microscope.
But they can tell us a lot about the Earth.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Oh so the clues in rocks and minerals under a
microscope tell us about what the world was.
Speaker 4 (09:18):
Like a long, long, long long time ago.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
That is crazy exactly.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
For instance, geologists can look at the teeny tiny layers
inside of a rock, and they can tell what type.
Speaker 3 (09:31):
Of climate the Earth had during a.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
Specific time based on how hard or soft the rock is.
Speaker 4 (09:37):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
So being a geologist it's kind of like being a
rock detective. Hey, Emily, do you think there's any obsidian
in here? I really want to make an arrowhead just
like the indigenous peoples.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
That's pretty awesome, Winston, But sorry to disappoint you, it
doesn't look like there's any obsidian in here.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
That does not rock. Hmm.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
But hey, want to see one more really awesome geological hotspot?
Speaker 4 (10:02):
Oh you know, I do.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
All right, grab my hand and hold on tight. I'll
snap us out here.
Speaker 3 (10:09):
Whoa look out, Wincent. Don't stand too close to the geyser.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
That hot spring is extremely hot geyser.
Speaker 4 (10:18):
Oh wow, it's like a reverse waterfall.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
This geyser's name is actually Old Faithful, and it's one
of the most famous geysers in the world.
Speaker 4 (10:28):
Old Faithful. Huh, Well, I guess I should speak up.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Hey, Emily, I forgot to ask where are we exactly?
Speaker 3 (10:37):
I'm glad you asked.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
We are actually smack dab in the middle of Yellowstone
National Park in Wyoming, It's really pretty, isn't it. Yeah?
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Sure is all the trees and the fresh air. Hey, Emily,
can I ask you another question about diamonds.
Speaker 4 (10:55):
Where do they come from? Anyways?
Speaker 1 (10:57):
Well, for starters, diamonds are formed deep inside of.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
The earth, where it's super duper hot.
Speaker 4 (11:03):
Yeah. How hot are we talking here?
Speaker 2 (11:05):
Like somemer in the desert hot or ooh, bag of
flaming hot Cheetos.
Speaker 3 (11:09):
Hot, way way way, way way hotter.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
In fact, it is so hot that it melts the
rocks down into liquid, kind of like candlewax. And that
hot liquid rock is called molten magma.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Oh yeah, magma, the red glowy stuff inside of volcanoes exactly.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
And do you know what the magma is called once
it erupts from the volcano and spews out into the world.
Speaker 4 (11:37):
Oh, it's called lava.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
Right, very good, smarty pants.
Speaker 4 (11:42):
Ah, that was.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
An easy one. I always thought lava was cool. Me
and my friends play a game called the floor is Lava,
where you can't touch the ground or you're out.
Speaker 3 (11:52):
I play that with my daughter a lot, too, And
it makes sense.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
Because lava is so incredibly hot that it can even
melt metal.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
Yikes. Okay, I am definitely not touching that.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
But when lava cools down really quickly on the cool ground,
some of the rocks it creates are smooth and can
look like shiny black glass.
Speaker 4 (12:13):
Wait a minute, Emily, are you saying what I think
you're saying.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
Yes, I am.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
There's obsidian in these hills here. I brought a handy
Danny pickaxe for.
Speaker 4 (12:23):
Us to use.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
If my calculations are correct, this should be the spot.
Speaker 4 (12:29):
Are you kidding? I want to dig for it.
Speaker 3 (12:32):
Go for it, but be careful.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
Yeah, Oh, my rocks, it's obsidian. Wow. Look how beautiful
and shiny and black it is.
Speaker 2 (12:44):
Oh, it's so fragile, No wonder they used to make
arrowheads out of it.
Speaker 3 (12:49):
It is still very brittle, so be gentle with it.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
Thanks for helping me find it, Emily, this will be
the most awesome addition to my rock collection.
Speaker 3 (12:57):
No, probably, No, buddy, gosh.
Speaker 2 (13:00):
It would be so fun to be a geologist and
get to run around the world collecting treasures all day.
Speaker 3 (13:05):
I think this victory deserves some ice cream.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
Really Rocky Road for me, Please get it, Rocky Road.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Thanks so much for joining us on our trip to
find out more about geologists. It was awesome to learn
more about our beautiful planet.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Yeah, and next time you find a really cool rock,
take a good look at it and wonder about where
it came from and the thousands or millions of years
it's been around.
Speaker 4 (13:34):
And then rock and roll.
Speaker 1 (13:37):
All right, all right, let's go.
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they want to be growing up.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Well till enough, Oh up the side.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Do you enjoy collecting rocks and crystals?
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Then tune in today to hear more about what it's
like to be a gem hunting geologist.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
Whoa checking out, Emily?
Speaker 2 (00:43):
I skipped that rock, super far. I think I got
like nine hawks. H I love coming up to the lake.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Hey, not bad. You've got quite the arm Well.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
I got two of them. Uh, hey, you want to
give it a try?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Maybe later, Winston, I'm looking for something, Well, what you're
looking for?
Speaker 1 (01:02):
My friend George knew we were coming to the lake
and asked me to find him a certain type of stone.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Oh a fellow rock collector.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Huh, Well, finding cool rocks on the beature in the
woods is my jam.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
I got a great collection too.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
I didn't know you collected rocks, Winston.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Oh yeah, I've got fool's gold, which is actually silver,
weird rose quartz, some purple amethyst. I even have a
rock that's shaped like SpongeBob g kinda. I do really
want to get some obsidian, though it's like black glass.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
It's so cool obsidian huh h. Maybe I can help
you find some. But actually, my friend George is a geologist,
not just a rock collector, and geologists do actually collect rocks,
it's true, but to study them.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
Study rocks well, Geologists.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Can find out all kinds of things about the history
of the Earth by examining different rocks.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
But I look at my rock collection all the time.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
Some are really incredible, but I don't think I've ever
learned anything about the Earth well.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Geologists study rocks, mountains, and even volcanoes to understand how
the Earth was made and how it's changing. They can
also help us understand if a place is safe from earthquakes,
or tell us how humans and the Earth interact with
each other. For instance, geologists can test the water in
an area where people are mining to make sure that
(02:30):
no harmful materials have leaped into the community's drinking water.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
And geologists can learn all of this from rocks.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Yes, here, let me show you. Take a look at
this rock. Hold it. What do you see?
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Well, it's rough on one side, not flat, so it
wouldn't be good for skipping on water. Okay, what else,
it's kind of grayish blue, but there are some flecks
of white in there too, And oh, it's a hard rock,
not a krumby one.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Very good.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
You're on your way to becoming a geologist yourself, Winson.
But a pro would probably be able to examine that
rock and tell you where it came from, how old
it is, and if any of those white flecks are
valuable or worth any money.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
Oh, I get it.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
So they study rocks that they find in the ground
or near volcanoes.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
That's pretty neat.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Yes, and not just that.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
They can find rocks that give them clues about the
Earth's past in all sorts of crazy places. Here's a
good example, George, my geologist friend told me about an
exciting new discovery that Antarctica in twenty twenty two.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
You know where that is.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
Isn't Antarctica a really big continent made of ice at
the very bottom of the planet.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
Yes, well, people used to think that many years ago,
but now we know that there's land underneath all that
ice and snow in Antarctica.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
It's just been covered up for thousands of years.
Speaker 4 (03:59):
That's crazy, it is.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
But there are still lots of things way down deep
that geologists are interested in. These scientists were from Texas
and London, and they were shocked at what they discovered.
Guess what they found below when they used special computer
and radar equipment to.
Speaker 4 (04:15):
Scan the ice piles of dinosaur bones.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Great guess, but no, try again.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
I know a giant portal to an alien universe that's
led by squid paper Winson.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Either you have an amazing imagination or you've been watching
too many sci fi movies on the weekend.
Speaker 4 (04:36):
I think it's both.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
So what did the geologists find way down beneath all
that eye simile?
Speaker 4 (04:42):
I want to know?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Are you sure it might blow your mind?
Speaker 4 (04:46):
Well? Then yes, really tell me please.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Well, way deep down below the ice, the geologists found
a giant secret lake the size of Las Vegas.
Speaker 4 (04:59):
Wait, and under around lake as big as a city.
That's crazy. It's not frozen.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
No, it's not frozen.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Can you imagine a huge, hidden lake that hasn't been
seen or touched by humans for tens of thousands of years,
just sitting there beneath the ice.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Well, I wonder if there's all kinds of weird, creepy,
slimy animals in there or a sea monster.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Again, too much sci fi?
Speaker 1 (05:28):
There are likely some living things in there, but they're
probably very small, like sea fleas and true.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Oh well, you know, sea fleas are not as cool
as sea monsters.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
But you know what the geologists are excited to look
for once they drill down beneath all that ice, the
rocks and minerals that have been trapped down there waiting
to be discovered.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Yeah, minerals cool. What are minerals?
Speaker 1 (05:53):
Minerals are valuable things people can find in nature, usually
inside rocks or underground, like copper, iron and gold.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Gold.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Ah.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Hey, mate, so geologists are kind of like rock pirates,
That's what I'm getting.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Sort of, yes, but geologists really want to get the
rocks and minerals from the lake in Antarctica to test them.
They have a special way of reading stones and sand
that will tell us what the earth was like thousands
of years ago.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Reading stones and sand. Okay, that kind of sounds like.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Magic to me.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
It's even better than magic, Winston, it's science.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
Actually, I want to show you something.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Grab my hand, Okay, I'm ready, Emily, hold on tight,
let's rock and roll. Uh where just snaps to Emily,
this place looks.
Speaker 4 (06:45):
Like a jungle.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
This is a jungle, Winston, a jungle in Brazil, to
be precise. Since geologists study rocks, minerals, and the earth, most.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Of them work out in nature.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
I hope you're ready to get dirty today, Winston, because
this is the entrance to the motto grossol diamond mine.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
Oh boy, sign me up.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
Let's stick for diamonds to sell the jewelry stools for
tons of money, chick jing.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
Well, diamonds are mine to make fancy jewelry and engagement
rings sometimes, but geologists also look for diamonds to unlock
more secrets about the earth.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
Oh yeah, what kind of secrets.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
Let's go into the mine and I'll explain, Well.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
This mine is huge. Hey did you hear that? And
I go, what's up? What's up? Who's the man? Who's
the man?
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Here we go Winston, Winston, King all the world. He's
gone to find all the diamonds and uh the pearls,
pearls hanging.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
I should have thought that, good rhyme, Emily, Okay, okay,
King of the world. Enough echoes. Let's go see what
this geologist is digging up.
Speaker 4 (08:05):
Ooh ah, oh my goodness.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
They've stumbled onto something great. It's an enormous diamond.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Wow, whoever wears that on a necklace is going to
have a hard time standing up straight because it's so
big and a pull the right to the ground. Hey,
what's that geologist doing with that big diamond cutting it open?
Speaker 4 (08:28):
She is?
Speaker 1 (08:29):
And that tool she's using is called a skype. It
has a blade on it that's made of diamonds. Since
diamonds are so hard, they can only be cut by
other diamonds.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Crazy huh, Yeah, But why would she want to cut
that big diamond into smaller ones? She's ruining it. I
bet the bigger ones would be worth lots of money.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Well, she's more interested in what's inside the diamond, Winston.
Speaker 4 (08:53):
Why what's inside? Is it more diamonds?
Speaker 3 (08:57):
That would be something.
Speaker 1 (08:59):
But she's actually looking for minerals that were trapped inside
the diamond when it formed millions of years ago. They're
so tiny she has to look at them under a microscope.
But they can tell us a lot about the Earth.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Oh so the clues in rocks and minerals under a
microscope tell us about what the world was.
Speaker 4 (09:18):
Like a long, long, long long time ago.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
That is crazy exactly.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
For instance, geologists can look at the teeny tiny layers
inside of a rock, and they can tell what type.
Speaker 3 (09:31):
Of climate the Earth had during a.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
Specific time based on how hard or soft the rock is.
Speaker 4 (09:37):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
So being a geologist it's kind of like being a
rock detective. Hey, Emily, do you think there's any obsidian
in here? I really want to make an arrowhead just
like the indigenous peoples.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
That's pretty awesome, Winston, But sorry to disappoint you, it
doesn't look like there's any obsidian in here.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
That does not rock. Hmm.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
But hey, want to see one more really awesome geological hotspot?
Speaker 4 (10:02):
Oh you know, I do.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
All right, grab my hand and hold on tight. I'll
snap us out here.
Speaker 3 (10:09):
Whoa look out, Wincent. Don't stand too close to the geyser.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
That hot spring is extremely hot geyser.
Speaker 4 (10:18):
Oh wow, it's like a reverse waterfall.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
This geyser's name is actually Old Faithful, and it's one
of the most famous geysers in the world.
Speaker 4 (10:28):
Old Faithful. Huh, Well, I guess I should speak up.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Hey, Emily, I forgot to ask where are we exactly?
Speaker 3 (10:37):
I'm glad you asked.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
We are actually smack dab in the middle of Yellowstone
National Park in Wyoming, It's really pretty, isn't it. Yeah?
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Sure is all the trees and the fresh air. Hey, Emily,
can I ask you another question about diamonds.
Speaker 4 (10:55):
Where do they come from? Anyways?
Speaker 1 (10:57):
Well, for starters, diamonds are formed deep inside of.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
The earth, where it's super duper hot.
Speaker 4 (11:03):
Yeah. How hot are we talking here?
Speaker 2 (11:05):
Like somemer in the desert hot or ooh, bag of
flaming hot Cheetos.
Speaker 3 (11:09):
Hot, way way way, way way hotter.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
In fact, it is so hot that it melts the
rocks down into liquid, kind of like candlewax. And that
hot liquid rock is called molten magma.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Oh yeah, magma, the red glowy stuff inside of volcanoes exactly.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
And do you know what the magma is called once
it erupts from the volcano and spews out into the world.
Speaker 4 (11:37):
Oh, it's called lava.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
Right, very good, smarty pants.
Speaker 4 (11:42):
Ah, that was.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
An easy one. I always thought lava was cool. Me
and my friends play a game called the floor is Lava,
where you can't touch the ground or you're out.
Speaker 3 (11:52):
I play that with my daughter a lot, too, And
it makes sense.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
Because lava is so incredibly hot that it can even
melt metal.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
Yikes. Okay, I am definitely not touching that.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
But when lava cools down really quickly on the cool ground,
some of the rocks it creates are smooth and can
look like shiny black glass.
Speaker 4 (12:13):
Wait a minute, Emily, are you saying what I think
you're saying.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
Yes, I am.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
There's obsidian in these hills here. I brought a handy
Danny pickaxe for.
Speaker 4 (12:23):
Us to use.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
If my calculations are correct, this should be the spot.
Speaker 4 (12:29):
Are you kidding? I want to dig for it.
Speaker 3 (12:32):
Go for it, but be careful.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
Yeah, Oh, my rocks, it's obsidian. Wow. Look how beautiful
and shiny and black it is.
Speaker 2 (12:44):
Oh, it's so fragile, No wonder they used to make
arrowheads out of it.
Speaker 3 (12:49):
It is still very brittle, so be gentle with it.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
Thanks for helping me find it, Emily, this will be
the most awesome addition to my rock collection.
Speaker 3 (12:57):
No, probably, No, buddy, gosh.
Speaker 2 (13:00):
It would be so fun to be a geologist and
get to run around the world collecting treasures all day.
Speaker 3 (13:05):
I think this victory deserves some ice cream.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
Really Rocky Road for me, Please get it, Rocky Road.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Thanks so much for joining us on our trip to
find out more about geologists. It was awesome to learn
more about our beautiful planet.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Yeah, and next time you find a really cool rock,
take a good look at it and wonder about where
it came from and the thousands or millions of years
it's been around.
Speaker 4 (13:34):
And then rock and roll.
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