137 Amazing Facts of Earth Science
... liquids. P waves slow down and bend when they hit the liquid outer core. 33. S waves do not travel through liquids. 34. Weathering is the process that rocks are broken down by water, air, and organisms. 35. Chemical Weathering occurs in warm, humid climates. 36. Mechanical Weathering occurs in cold ...
... liquids. P waves slow down and bend when they hit the liquid outer core. 33. S waves do not travel through liquids. 34. Weathering is the process that rocks are broken down by water, air, and organisms. 35. Chemical Weathering occurs in warm, humid climates. 36. Mechanical Weathering occurs in cold ...
Review – Constructive and Destructive Forces
... A crack in the Earth's crust Hot liquid rock under ground This country's volcano recently disrupted air travel in Europe ...
... A crack in the Earth's crust Hot liquid rock under ground This country's volcano recently disrupted air travel in Europe ...
NASC 1100 - The University of Toledo
... Principal minerals contain silicon: quartz, feldspar, mica. If molten lava cools quickly, it forms natural glass called obsidian. Grain size in the igneous minerals contains information about both the cooling rate and the cooling environment. Fast cooling gives fine-grained rocks, which come to the ...
... Principal minerals contain silicon: quartz, feldspar, mica. If molten lava cools quickly, it forms natural glass called obsidian. Grain size in the igneous minerals contains information about both the cooling rate and the cooling environment. Fast cooling gives fine-grained rocks, which come to the ...
Objective Recovery Packet Unit 2
... 2. Rocks weather at different rates. Which of the following does NOT affect the rate of weathering? a. Topography b. Climate c. Amount of sunlight d. Rock composition (what a rock is made of) 3. Erosion differs from weathering because it involves movement. In coastal areas, the two most common force ...
... 2. Rocks weather at different rates. Which of the following does NOT affect the rate of weathering? a. Topography b. Climate c. Amount of sunlight d. Rock composition (what a rock is made of) 3. Erosion differs from weathering because it involves movement. In coastal areas, the two most common force ...
Review Questions-APES geology and Soil
... 2) List the three main classes of rock--How are each part off the rock cycle? 3) What type is found most often in the crust? 4) Give examples of the three types of rock. 5) Provide some basic characteristics about tectonic plates 6) Describe the three sections that make up the structure of the earth ...
... 2) List the three main classes of rock--How are each part off the rock cycle? 3) What type is found most often in the crust? 4) Give examples of the three types of rock. 5) Provide some basic characteristics about tectonic plates 6) Describe the three sections that make up the structure of the earth ...
The soil forming factors
... a series of soils along a topographic profile (hill side), from level summits to steep slopes and rapid drainage near the crest to more gentle slopes and less rapid (or even impeded) drainage near the foot of the slope and in the valley bottom. parent material ...
... a series of soils along a topographic profile (hill side), from level summits to steep slopes and rapid drainage near the crest to more gentle slopes and less rapid (or even impeded) drainage near the foot of the slope and in the valley bottom. parent material ...
and View
... the soil. This makes crops more expensive because it’s harder to grow good crops. Country and city people should both be concerned with wind erosion. ...
... the soil. This makes crops more expensive because it’s harder to grow good crops. Country and city people should both be concerned with wind erosion. ...
Earth Science Spring Semester Final Answer Key
... 24. Name four types of soil. Four types of soil are top, clay, sand and silt 25. Water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and acids are significant agents of ...
... 24. Name four types of soil. Four types of soil are top, clay, sand and silt 25. Water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and acids are significant agents of ...
3.2 3.3 3.4 Rock Types
... 1. What are the building blocks of rocks? 2. Minerals that form from magma form as the result of _______________________. 3. Why is color not a useful identification property? 4. What is a mineral’s streak? 5. What is the most common mineral group? ...
... 1. What are the building blocks of rocks? 2. Minerals that form from magma form as the result of _______________________. 3. Why is color not a useful identification property? 4. What is a mineral’s streak? 5. What is the most common mineral group? ...
Rock Cycle - PowerPoint Notes Pages File
... Plant roots follow cracks in rock and physically force them apart. They utilise water trapped there and minerals released from weathered rock. Mosses and lichens (fungi + algae) also break down rock to create soil for later colonising plants. The image is of a fig breaking apart rocks on Mt Robinso ...
... Plant roots follow cracks in rock and physically force them apart. They utilise water trapped there and minerals released from weathered rock. Mosses and lichens (fungi + algae) also break down rock to create soil for later colonising plants. The image is of a fig breaking apart rocks on Mt Robinso ...
CRCT Home Study Guide For Science- Due
... 79. Winds are caused by a _____________________ in p____________. 80.Winds do not blow in a straight line in the ______________ hemisphere curve to the __________ because of the ______________________. 81.Local winds travel _____________ distances. An example of local winds are ____________________ ...
... 79. Winds are caused by a _____________________ in p____________. 80.Winds do not blow in a straight line in the ______________ hemisphere curve to the __________ because of the ______________________. 81.Local winds travel _____________ distances. An example of local winds are ____________________ ...
Iron Hill Museum Middle School Geology Program Teachers: This
... media can be used to clarify the rock cycle and its processes. NGSS MS-ESS2-1 Students model the rock cycle and its processes. ELA SL.8.5 Students create a presentation that integrates multimedia such as video clips, pictures and sound bites, to explain the rock cycle and the flow of energy througho ...
... media can be used to clarify the rock cycle and its processes. NGSS MS-ESS2-1 Students model the rock cycle and its processes. ELA SL.8.5 Students create a presentation that integrates multimedia such as video clips, pictures and sound bites, to explain the rock cycle and the flow of energy througho ...
Earth Science – Quiz 2
... 18. Chemical weathering is sped up by acids. The most common natural acid on the Earth’s surface is _____ a. nitric acid b. hydrochloric acid c. carbonic acid d. sulfuric acid 19. Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical weathering? a. dissolution of calcite b. breakdown of feldspar to f ...
... 18. Chemical weathering is sped up by acids. The most common natural acid on the Earth’s surface is _____ a. nitric acid b. hydrochloric acid c. carbonic acid d. sulfuric acid 19. Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical weathering? a. dissolution of calcite b. breakdown of feldspar to f ...
3 Types of Rocks – PowerPoint Igneous Rocks are formed by: They
... Likely to form in these areas: 2 Groups: Clastic are made of ____________ of other ______________ that have been ______________________ or ___________________. How are they grouped? Mudrock has Sandstone has Conglomerates have Biochemical rocks form from Chemical precipitates form in What conditions ...
... Likely to form in these areas: 2 Groups: Clastic are made of ____________ of other ______________ that have been ______________________ or ___________________. How are they grouped? Mudrock has Sandstone has Conglomerates have Biochemical rocks form from Chemical precipitates form in What conditions ...
Limestone Features
... rocks above, and separated by flat-floored and steepsided glaciated valley’s called dales. Glaciers covered this area and as well as sculpting the valley’s, also removed loose rock and soil to expose the limestone which was then more open to chemical weathering. ...
... rocks above, and separated by flat-floored and steepsided glaciated valley’s called dales. Glaciers covered this area and as well as sculpting the valley’s, also removed loose rock and soil to expose the limestone which was then more open to chemical weathering. ...
GEOLOGY FOR ROCK ART RECORDERS
... natural elements such as water, ice and temperature. Evidence of all these may be present on the rock alongside any carved motifs; sometimes it is very difficult to distinguish natural marks from those which were added by prehistoric people. Indeed, some natural features appear to have been enhanced ...
... natural elements such as water, ice and temperature. Evidence of all these may be present on the rock alongside any carved motifs; sometimes it is very difficult to distinguish natural marks from those which were added by prehistoric people. Indeed, some natural features appear to have been enhanced ...
Sedimentary Rocks
... • Recrystallization- the repeated process of melting and solidifying magma into crystals. • Foliation- a metamorphic rock with visible parallel bands of minerals. • Regional metamorphism- metamorphism that affects rocks over large areas at tectonic plate boundaries. (heat & pressure) • Contact metam ...
... • Recrystallization- the repeated process of melting and solidifying magma into crystals. • Foliation- a metamorphic rock with visible parallel bands of minerals. • Regional metamorphism- metamorphism that affects rocks over large areas at tectonic plate boundaries. (heat & pressure) • Contact metam ...
I. Destructive Forces Notes: A. Weathering: the breaking down of
... of the forces pressing on it. These bends and breaks can form faults where the earth's crust is able to move. Faults also mark plate boundaries. There are three main types of faults and each are constructive in their own way. a. Divergent Fault is where two plates are moving away from each other. As ...
... of the forces pressing on it. These bends and breaks can form faults where the earth's crust is able to move. Faults also mark plate boundaries. There are three main types of faults and each are constructive in their own way. a. Divergent Fault is where two plates are moving away from each other. As ...
Understanding Our Environment
... - Quick cooling of magma produces finegrained rocks. Basalt - Slow cooling of magma produces coarse-grained rocks. Granite ...
... - Quick cooling of magma produces finegrained rocks. Basalt - Slow cooling of magma produces coarse-grained rocks. Granite ...
Earth System Study Guide
... 9. Explain the process of Sea Floor Spreading p.211. 10. Be able to explain and identify different parts of figure 8.5 on p.211. 11. Is it possible to have more damaging in lower Richter scale of an earthquake in an area verses higher Richter scale within same area? Explain. 12. Definition of rock, ...
... 9. Explain the process of Sea Floor Spreading p.211. 10. Be able to explain and identify different parts of figure 8.5 on p.211. 11. Is it possible to have more damaging in lower Richter scale of an earthquake in an area verses higher Richter scale within same area? Explain. 12. Definition of rock, ...
Unpacking the Standards
... b. Investigate the contribution of minerals to rock composition. c. Classify rocks by their process of formation. d. Describe processes that change rocks and the surface of the earth. e. Recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move and cause major geological events on the earth’s surface. f. E ...
... b. Investigate the contribution of minerals to rock composition. c. Classify rocks by their process of formation. d. Describe processes that change rocks and the surface of the earth. e. Recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move and cause major geological events on the earth’s surface. f. E ...
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 – ...
Metamorphic Rocks
... • Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have been altered due to heat, pressure and/or chemical fluids • The original rock is called the parent rock • The metamorphosed rock is known as the daughter rock Parent Rock Example ...
... • Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have been altered due to heat, pressure and/or chemical fluids • The original rock is called the parent rock • The metamorphosed rock is known as the daughter rock Parent Rock Example ...
Element Cycling in the Ecosystem •Energy flow
... Heat energy is captured and stored by the state change from liquid to vapour. This potential energy is released upon condensation •an example of a living process enhancing a physical process that is energetically favourable. In this way terrestrial photosynthesis is an important driver to the global ...
... Heat energy is captured and stored by the state change from liquid to vapour. This potential energy is released upon condensation •an example of a living process enhancing a physical process that is energetically favourable. In this way terrestrial photosynthesis is an important driver to the global ...
Weathering
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, biota and waters. Weathering occurs in situ, roughly translated to: ""with no movement"" , and thus should not be confused with erosion, which involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, ice, snow, wind, waves and gravity and then being transported and deposited in other locations.Two important classifications of weathering processes exist – physical and chemical weathering; each sometimes involves a biological component. Mechanical or physical weathering involves the breakdown of rocks and soils through direct contact with atmospheric conditions, such as heat, water, ice and pressure. The second classification, chemical weathering, involves the direct effect of atmospheric chemicals or biologically produced chemicals also known as biological weathering in the breakdown of rocks, soils and minerals. While physical weathering is accentuated in very cold or very dry environments, chemical reactions are most intense where the climate is wet and hot. However, both types of weathering occur together, and each tends to accelerate the other. For example, physical abrasion (rubbing together) decreases the size of particles and therefore increases their surface area, making them more susceptible to rapid chemical reactions. The various agents act in concert to convert primary minerals (feldspars and micas) to secondary minerals (clays and carbonates) and release plant nutrient elements in soluble forms.The materials left over after the rock breaks down combined with organic material creates soil. The mineral content of the soil is determined by the parent material, thus a soil derived from a single rock type can often be deficient in one or more minerals for good fertility, while a soil weathered from a mix of rock types (as in glacial, aeolian or alluvial sediments) often makes more fertile soil. In addition, many of Earth's landforms and landscapes are the result of weathering processes combined with erosion and re-deposition.