History of Earth Vocabulary
... Rock Cycle - The rock cycle is a series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another. Sedimentary rocks are made from broken pieces of rock, shell, mineral grains, and the remains of plants and animals. These rocks are formed from low pressure and cool temperatures. Fossils are found ...
... Rock Cycle - The rock cycle is a series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another. Sedimentary rocks are made from broken pieces of rock, shell, mineral grains, and the remains of plants and animals. These rocks are formed from low pressure and cool temperatures. Fossils are found ...
Rock cycle, snap! - Teachit Geography
... Rock cycle, snap! Rock cycle, snap! – First game cementation ...
... Rock cycle, snap! Rock cycle, snap! – First game cementation ...
AGE080 Week 8 Worksheet - KEY Powerpoint: “Geologic Processes
... energy in the Earth’s crust. Most often, they are associated with the rupture and displacement of rocks along a plane known as a fault. 4. The three main kinds of seismic waves are primary waves, secondary waves , and surface waves. 5. The magnitude of earthquakes on the Richter Scale is determined ...
... energy in the Earth’s crust. Most often, they are associated with the rupture and displacement of rocks along a plane known as a fault. 4. The three main kinds of seismic waves are primary waves, secondary waves , and surface waves. 5. The magnitude of earthquakes on the Richter Scale is determined ...
relative age dating
... • Students know how successive rock strata and fossils can be used to confirm the age, history, and changing life forms of the Earth, including how this evidence is affected by the folding, breaking, and uplifting of layers. E/S • Students understand the concept of plate tectonics including the evid ...
... • Students know how successive rock strata and fossils can be used to confirm the age, history, and changing life forms of the Earth, including how this evidence is affected by the folding, breaking, and uplifting of layers. E/S • Students understand the concept of plate tectonics including the evid ...
Chapter 13 Earth`s Interior and Tectonics
... Regolith: the layer above the bedrock, usually composed of weathered down bedrock. Outcrop: exposure of rock at the Earth’s surface. Mineral Classification What does it take to be a mineral? ...
... Regolith: the layer above the bedrock, usually composed of weathered down bedrock. Outcrop: exposure of rock at the Earth’s surface. Mineral Classification What does it take to be a mineral? ...
Yr 7 Rocks and Fossils Unit Overview
... An understanding that sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks contain minerals and are formed by processes that occur within Earth over a variety of timescales. In this unit students will Understand that the earth is made of layers Explain how volcanoes are formed, lava flows and types of roc ...
... An understanding that sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks contain minerals and are formed by processes that occur within Earth over a variety of timescales. In this unit students will Understand that the earth is made of layers Explain how volcanoes are formed, lava flows and types of roc ...
ACROSS 3 ______ is the way a mineral reflects light off it`s surface 6
... 6 Chalk is an ______ sedimentary rock formed form the remains of shells of ancient organisms 7 ______ reaction series details how igneous rock minerals start to form when cooling. 8 The process that changes rock from 1 type to another over a long period of time is known as the ______ ______. 9 _____ ...
... 6 Chalk is an ______ sedimentary rock formed form the remains of shells of ancient organisms 7 ______ reaction series details how igneous rock minerals start to form when cooling. 8 The process that changes rock from 1 type to another over a long period of time is known as the ______ ______. 9 _____ ...
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... 2) ____________ mountains: When plates collide, rocks can fold if they are hot enough to act like bendable plastic. 3) ______________________ mountains: Sometimes the rocks in Earth’s crust are too brittle to fold, and they instead break, forming a fault. Fault blocks can tilt or slide down. 4) Moun ...
... 2) ____________ mountains: When plates collide, rocks can fold if they are hot enough to act like bendable plastic. 3) ______________________ mountains: Sometimes the rocks in Earth’s crust are too brittle to fold, and they instead break, forming a fault. Fault blocks can tilt or slide down. 4) Moun ...
Sedimentary Rocks
... •Lithification- the process of forming a rock. •Cementation- the process of sediments being stuck together by minerals in running water. •Compaction-process in which air and water are squeezed out of sediments, forming a sed. rock. •Precipitation (from solution)- when water evaporates and leaves beh ...
... •Lithification- the process of forming a rock. •Cementation- the process of sediments being stuck together by minerals in running water. •Compaction-process in which air and water are squeezed out of sediments, forming a sed. rock. •Precipitation (from solution)- when water evaporates and leaves beh ...
Igneous Rocks
... Sedimentary Rocks • Sedimentary rocks are rocks formed by the deposition, compaction and cementing of small particles (such as silt, sand and pebbles). These particles are deposited in layers or strata. • The compaction of these sediments is caused by the weight of more sediments laid down on top o ...
... Sedimentary Rocks • Sedimentary rocks are rocks formed by the deposition, compaction and cementing of small particles (such as silt, sand and pebbles). These particles are deposited in layers or strata. • The compaction of these sediments is caused by the weight of more sediments laid down on top o ...
Volcanoes Magma and Igneous Rocks Earthquakes notes sheet
... Pressure- because pressure increases with depth, it takes rocks longer to melt—they need higher temperatures to melt. Water- if a rock has water in it, it will melt at lower temperatures ...
... Pressure- because pressure increases with depth, it takes rocks longer to melt—they need higher temperatures to melt. Water- if a rock has water in it, it will melt at lower temperatures ...
Study Guide Chapter 2 – Minerals and Rocks GPS: S6E5. Students
... 11. To describe a rock’s ___________________, geologists use terms based on the size, shape, and pattern of the grains. 12. Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called _______________ rock. 13. Most ______________________ rock forms when particles of ...
... 11. To describe a rock’s ___________________, geologists use terms based on the size, shape, and pattern of the grains. 12. Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called _______________ rock. 13. Most ______________________ rock forms when particles of ...
Key Words – Mapping the Surface of Mars
... close-up photographs of another planet. The pictures, played back from a small tape recorder over a long period, showed lunar-type impact craters (just beginning to be photographed at close range from the Moon), some of them touched with frost in the chill Martian evening. The Mariner 4 spacecraft w ...
... close-up photographs of another planet. The pictures, played back from a small tape recorder over a long period, showed lunar-type impact craters (just beginning to be photographed at close range from the Moon), some of them touched with frost in the chill Martian evening. The Mariner 4 spacecraft w ...
Geology Review Sheet
... Rock Rock Cycle Sediment Sedimentary Rock Streak Subduction Transform boundary Tsunami Volcano ...
... Rock Rock Cycle Sediment Sedimentary Rock Streak Subduction Transform boundary Tsunami Volcano ...
There are 4 main layers – the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and
... • About 35% of the Earth's mass • 4440 degrees to 6100 degrees Celsius: as hot as the sun! • Super heated liquid like molten lava • Mostly iron and nickel. These liquid metals are thought to influence the Earth's magnetic field. The magnetic field is thought to be responsible for protecting our atmo ...
... • About 35% of the Earth's mass • 4440 degrees to 6100 degrees Celsius: as hot as the sun! • Super heated liquid like molten lava • Mostly iron and nickel. These liquid metals are thought to influence the Earth's magnetic field. The magnetic field is thought to be responsible for protecting our atmo ...
Rock Cycle
... C. Forms much of the Earth’s crust. 2.Igneous rock can also form beneath Earth’s surface. A. Magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface. B. This is called intrusive rocks. C. Forms inside of many mountain ranges. The Latin word ignis means fire ...
... C. Forms much of the Earth’s crust. 2.Igneous rock can also form beneath Earth’s surface. A. Magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface. B. This is called intrusive rocks. C. Forms inside of many mountain ranges. The Latin word ignis means fire ...
review list 2013
... of seafloor spreading. Continental Drift evidence: Correlation of fossils, rock structures and types, continent shapes, and climate (glacial) evidence across continents. Seafloor spreading evidence: Magnetic anomalies and age of ocean crust (increasing as you move away from mid-ocean ridge and g ...
... of seafloor spreading. Continental Drift evidence: Correlation of fossils, rock structures and types, continent shapes, and climate (glacial) evidence across continents. Seafloor spreading evidence: Magnetic anomalies and age of ocean crust (increasing as you move away from mid-ocean ridge and g ...
Photosynthesis Jeopardy - River Vale Public Schools
... -If an answer needs to be more specific, we will ask you. -There is one magic square on the board. If a team gets it, they can wager as many points as they have. They can wager up to 300, if they have no points. -There will be a final jeopardy at the end. You can lose points in that Minerals: 100 – ...
... -If an answer needs to be more specific, we will ask you. -There is one magic square on the board. If a team gets it, they can wager as many points as they have. They can wager up to 300, if they have no points. -There will be a final jeopardy at the end. You can lose points in that Minerals: 100 – ...
2007 Exam 1 - MSU Billings
... A) They formed after all the gas had been used up. B) They are so cold that all their gases have frozen into deposits below their surface. C) They formed before the solar nebula had captured any gas. D) They are so small that their gravity is too weak to retain an atmosphere. 2. Felsic rocks … A) ar ...
... A) They formed after all the gas had been used up. B) They are so cold that all their gases have frozen into deposits below their surface. C) They formed before the solar nebula had captured any gas. D) They are so small that their gravity is too weak to retain an atmosphere. 2. Felsic rocks … A) ar ...
BUGS Rocks Station 1 Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle
... (crust) become eroded or changed (via heat/pressure or sediments) into other rocks - and eventually rocks from the surface get pushed under to be melted down and reformed into new surface rocks. Of course this process takes millions of years. Discuss that there are three basic categories that all ro ...
... (crust) become eroded or changed (via heat/pressure or sediments) into other rocks - and eventually rocks from the surface get pushed under to be melted down and reformed into new surface rocks. Of course this process takes millions of years. Discuss that there are three basic categories that all ro ...
Composition of Mars
The composition of Mars covers the branch of the geology of Mars that describes the make-up of the planet Mars.