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Rocks and
The Rock Cycle
Ms. Mathieson
Do Now
What is a mineral?
What is a rock?
Read Aloud
Chapter 4: Section 1
What is a rock?
Rock: a mixture of one or more minerals,
rock fragments, volcanic glass, organic
matter, or other natural materials; can be
igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary.
3 Major Types of Rock
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
The Rock Cycle
The Rock Cycle is:
a model that describes how rocks slowly
change from one form to another
through time.
*The rock cycle processes do not create or
destroy matter.*
Rock Cycle Facts:
Processes of the rock cycle change rocks slowly
over time.
Processes that transform:
Heat and Pressure
Weathering: mechanical or chemical surface
processes that break rock into smaller and smaller
piece.
Erosion: process in which surface materials are
worn away and transported from one place to
another by agents such as gravity, water, wind, and
glaciers.
An Example of This Process…
Heat and Pressure:
Changes Sedimentary Rock to form Metamorphic
Rock.
Heat:
Metamorphic Rock can be melted and cool to form
Igneous Rock.
Weathering and Erosion:
Igneous rock can be weathered and eroded into
small pieces. These pieces can be compacted and
cemented together to form Sedimentary Rock.
Exit Slip
Rocks
Minerals
Exit Slip
Classify the Following:
Heterogeneous
Homogeneous
Elements
Compounds
Mineral Mixtures
Inorganic Matter
Organic Matter
Crystalline Solid
Natural Process
Chemical Composition
Weathering and Erosion
Heat and Pressure
Magma
Forms through processes
Do Now
What are the 3 main rock types?
What forces are involved in the
rock cycle?
Homework
Due:
Friday- November 6, 2015
Complete Rock Cycle Diagram
Homework
Due:
Tuesday- November 10, 2015
Complete Rock Cycle Diagram
Video
Elements of Earth Science:
Rocks, Minerals and Soil
Independent Work
Create a diagram of the rock cycle.
Include the following:
• The 3 rock types.
• The processes that change rocks.
Exit Slip
1. What are the 3 main rock types?
2. What are the forces involved in
the rock cycle?