Metamorphic Rocks
... the structure, texture, or composition of the rock have changed. All three types of rock can be changed by heat, pressure, or a combination of both. A rock’s texture or mineral composition can change when its surroundings change. If the temperature of pressure of the new environment is different f ...
... the structure, texture, or composition of the rock have changed. All three types of rock can be changed by heat, pressure, or a combination of both. A rock’s texture or mineral composition can change when its surroundings change. If the temperature of pressure of the new environment is different f ...
8Ha – Explaining the Earth/Sedimentary rocks
... Rocks that have been formed from igneous or sedimentary rocks by heat and pressure. A sedimentary rock made of tiny particles. ...
... Rocks that have been formed from igneous or sedimentary rocks by heat and pressure. A sedimentary rock made of tiny particles. ...
Elaborating on a Preexisting Concept
... 11. Glaciers retreat. Turn and go in the opposite direction, instead of melt. ...
... 11. Glaciers retreat. Turn and go in the opposite direction, instead of melt. ...
Earth and Space Science Part 3
... when waves break on a beach; water carries sand and other sediments as it flows back into the ocean. Erosion along a shore causes beaches to become smaller. ...
... when waves break on a beach; water carries sand and other sediments as it flows back into the ocean. Erosion along a shore causes beaches to become smaller. ...
Core Case Study: Environmental Effects of Gold Mining
... crust move very slowly atop the planet’s mantle, and wind and water move the matter from place to place across the earth’s surface. Concept 14-1B Natural geological hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and landslides can cause considerable damage. ...
... crust move very slowly atop the planet’s mantle, and wind and water move the matter from place to place across the earth’s surface. Concept 14-1B Natural geological hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and landslides can cause considerable damage. ...
Lab 4-3: Sea-Floor Spreading
... – Ocean crust is created at a divergent boundary as plates pull apart and molten material rises from deep within the Earth. ...
... – Ocean crust is created at a divergent boundary as plates pull apart and molten material rises from deep within the Earth. ...
rocks and rock- forming processes
... The debate between the Neptunist and Vulcanist views was ultimately resolved by observations and additional studies performed by many geologists. French geologists, in particular, were among the first to recognize that volcanoes played a greater role in rock formation than permitted by the Neptunist ...
... The debate between the Neptunist and Vulcanist views was ultimately resolved by observations and additional studies performed by many geologists. French geologists, in particular, were among the first to recognize that volcanoes played a greater role in rock formation than permitted by the Neptunist ...
Solid Earth Study Guide Key
... 2) Describe the accretion phase of the early solar system. Planetesimals formed by particles colliding due to gravity and sticking together. Planetesimals join together through this process to form protoplanets. Gravity then caused planetesimals to collide with protoplanets adding mass, creating pla ...
... 2) Describe the accretion phase of the early solar system. Planetesimals formed by particles colliding due to gravity and sticking together. Planetesimals join together through this process to form protoplanets. Gravity then caused planetesimals to collide with protoplanets adding mass, creating pla ...
STAGE I – Formation of Multiple Ore Deposits
... Modified from various sources – see references. ...
... Modified from various sources – see references. ...
Y10 Earthquakes - Learning on the Loop
... Coastal areas such as Marlborough have only been pushed up to become land in the last 50,000 years so we don’ have many old fossils. Rich deposits of beautifully preserved Pleistocene sea shell fossils can be found at Motunau Beach (Marlborough). They are evidence for shallow, sandy bottom seas. ...
... Coastal areas such as Marlborough have only been pushed up to become land in the last 50,000 years so we don’ have many old fossils. Rich deposits of beautifully preserved Pleistocene sea shell fossils can be found at Motunau Beach (Marlborough). They are evidence for shallow, sandy bottom seas. ...
What type? - El Camino College
... Formation of the Earth’s Interior • @5 bya, plantesimals (meterorites,icy comets) collide heat released ...
... Formation of the Earth’s Interior • @5 bya, plantesimals (meterorites,icy comets) collide heat released ...
Unit 2. EARTH`S RELIEF 1. THE EARTH
... • Valleys. They have been created by the rivers in their flow towards their mouth. They are usually low lands between mountains. • Depressions: They are large areas located below sea level, such as the Dead sea (-395 m), Death Valley (-86 m) or the Caspian Sea (-28 m). ...
... • Valleys. They have been created by the rivers in their flow towards their mouth. They are usually low lands between mountains. • Depressions: They are large areas located below sea level, such as the Dead sea (-395 m), Death Valley (-86 m) or the Caspian Sea (-28 m). ...
Chapter 22 General Science The Earth`s Crust 22
... * Los Angeles, on the Pacific plate, is slowly moving northwest and will be next to San Francisco in about 11 million years. * Volcanoes occur when an opening in the Earth’s crust is formed and magma is released from the mantle. * Volcano is also used to describe the mountain that builds up around t ...
... * Los Angeles, on the Pacific plate, is slowly moving northwest and will be next to San Francisco in about 11 million years. * Volcanoes occur when an opening in the Earth’s crust is formed and magma is released from the mantle. * Volcano is also used to describe the mountain that builds up around t ...
Geology Winter 09 Study Guide – Igneous Rocks • Lava flows are
... ____________, a light-colored volcanic glass, forms when bubbling, highly gaseous, silica-rich magma cools instantaneously. It is sometimes light enough to float on water. ____________, a dark volcanic glass, forms when silica-rich magma cools instantaneously. It breaks by fracture rather than cleav ...
... ____________, a light-colored volcanic glass, forms when bubbling, highly gaseous, silica-rich magma cools instantaneously. It is sometimes light enough to float on water. ____________, a dark volcanic glass, forms when silica-rich magma cools instantaneously. It breaks by fracture rather than cleav ...
Day 9
... Day 9 Why do some igneous rocks have large crystals while others have small crystals or no crystals at all? Some form underground, where the temperature is very warm. The magma cools slowly, allowing large crystals to form. Others form at the surface, where the temperature is cooler. The lava cools ...
... Day 9 Why do some igneous rocks have large crystals while others have small crystals or no crystals at all? Some form underground, where the temperature is very warm. The magma cools slowly, allowing large crystals to form. Others form at the surface, where the temperature is cooler. The lava cools ...
Unit 3 study Guide
... 43.) Explain what the weather should be for a landslide to occur. years of drought followed by an abundant rain 44.) What could happen on a hillside when logging has occurred? It is vulnerable to mass movements by gravity ...
... 43.) Explain what the weather should be for a landslide to occur. years of drought followed by an abundant rain 44.) What could happen on a hillside when logging has occurred? It is vulnerable to mass movements by gravity ...
Document
... 3. Less crude oil is used to make plastic parts 4. Glass has been recycled for a long time so is easy to do. 5. Batteries contain toxic material so it is better that this is not dumped. ...
... 3. Less crude oil is used to make plastic parts 4. Glass has been recycled for a long time so is easy to do. 5. Batteries contain toxic material so it is better that this is not dumped. ...
What 3 forces in our Earth can cause ROCKS to form?
... Extrusive igneous rocks cool quickly from on the outside of a volcano, and intrusive igneous rocks cool slowly deep inside the earth near a ...
... Extrusive igneous rocks cool quickly from on the outside of a volcano, and intrusive igneous rocks cool slowly deep inside the earth near a ...
Salahaddin University College of Science Geology Department
... 39) You finda rock that hasa fine-grained composition. Looking at it carefully, you see what appear to be clam shell fragments in it.This rock is most likely: A. Intrusive igneous B. Extrusive igneous C. Sedimentary D. Metamorphic 40) For magma to become lava, it has to: A. Come to the Earth’s surfa ...
... 39) You finda rock that hasa fine-grained composition. Looking at it carefully, you see what appear to be clam shell fragments in it.This rock is most likely: A. Intrusive igneous B. Extrusive igneous C. Sedimentary D. Metamorphic 40) For magma to become lava, it has to: A. Come to the Earth’s surfa ...
Chapter 21- Planet Earth
... 1. Layers of sediment ________________________________ from weight above, forming rock. 2. ____________________________________ seep between bits of sediment and “________” them together. ...
... 1. Layers of sediment ________________________________ from weight above, forming rock. 2. ____________________________________ seep between bits of sediment and “________” them together. ...
Chapter 14
... Extension along spreading boundaries generates normal faults with up-thrown and down-dropped blocks that can be as large as mountain ranges and rift valleys. A narrow block dropped down between two normal faults is a graben, and a narrow block elevated between two normal faults is a horst. Tra ...
... Extension along spreading boundaries generates normal faults with up-thrown and down-dropped blocks that can be as large as mountain ranges and rift valleys. A narrow block dropped down between two normal faults is a graben, and a narrow block elevated between two normal faults is a horst. Tra ...