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The Rock Cycle
Objectives:
•Define Geology
•Explain unformitarianism
•Describe the three main groups of rocks
•Explain the rock cycle




                                           By PresenterMedia.com
Geology

 •   Root words:
       •   “Geo” means Earth
       •   “logos” means study of

 •   Geology then literally means “Study of Earth”.

 •   In a more academic sense, Geology is the study of the structure
     of the planet Earth and the forces that make and shape the
     Earth.
•Principle of uniformitarianism

 •   Do rocks last forever?
 •   Does the Earth look the same as it did thousands of years ago?
 •   When did the surface of the Earth start changing?
 •   What evidence do we have that the Earth has changed?

 •   In the 1700, a Scottish doctor and farmer named Hutton studied
     the rocks and landscape around him trying to answer these
     questions.
 •   His conclusion was: “Geologic processes that operate today also
     operated in the past.”
•   For example:


      •   The way to get an A in Social Studies is the same as the way to get an A in
          Science (study and participate).
      •   Your grown-ups will get equally upset with you and your sibling for going $100
          over your cell phone minutes.
      •   The rates of erosion of a piece of exposed sandstone are the same now than
          when it was formed (this allows is to estimate age).
      •   The rate of radioactive decay of 14C is the same now than 4.6 billion years ago
          (again allowing us to estimate age)
                                   The process that formed the Tatra
                                   Mountain in Slovakia is the same
                                   process that formed the Rockies
                                   in the US.
•   Key question

•   How does uniformitarianism help geologists understand Earth’s
    history?
      •   Think for 20 seconds.
      •   Turn to your neighbor and explain (be ready to share out) (30 seconds)
      •   Share
•Types of Rocks

 •   Geologists classify rocks into three main groups:

 •   Igneous – made of fire

 •   Sedimentary – made of settling

 •   Metamorphic - made of change
•Igneous Rock

 •   Igneous rocks form when molten material from beneath the
     Earth’s surface cools and hardens.

                                    •   Granite (left) and obsidian
                                        (right) are both igneous rocks.
                                        These two were found in
                                        basically the same spot of the
                                        Sierra Nevada at roughly the
                                        same location and have the
                                        same basic composition.
                                    •   Why are they so different?
                                    •   Think – tell your neighbor – share out.
•Sedimentary rock

 •   Sedimentary rock is made of sediments that have been
     deposited and then pressed together to form solid rock.




 •   Why are most fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
•Metamorphic rock

    •   Metamorphic rock forms when an existing rock is changed by
        heat, pressure or chemical reactions




    •   Shale    (sedimentary)   + heat and pressure =      Slate




•       Basalt   (igneous)       + heat and pressure =   Greenstone
•The Rock Cycle

 •   The rock cycle is a series of processes on and beneath the
     Earth’s surface that slowly change rocks from one kind to
     another.
•Deliverable (due before the end of class today)
 •   Create a comic strip from the perspective of a rock going through the
     rock cycle. (Page 271 in your textbook has a diagram)
 •   Vocabulary words to use:
       •   Igneous rock
       •   Erosion
       •   Sediment
       •   Deposition
       •   Sedimentary rock
       •   Heat and pressure
       •   Melting
       •   Metamorphic rock
       •   Volcano (magma and lava)

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The rock cycle

  • 1. The Rock Cycle Objectives: •Define Geology •Explain unformitarianism •Describe the three main groups of rocks •Explain the rock cycle By PresenterMedia.com
  • 2. Geology • Root words: • “Geo” means Earth • “logos” means study of • Geology then literally means “Study of Earth”. • In a more academic sense, Geology is the study of the structure of the planet Earth and the forces that make and shape the Earth.
  • 3. •Principle of uniformitarianism • Do rocks last forever? • Does the Earth look the same as it did thousands of years ago? • When did the surface of the Earth start changing? • What evidence do we have that the Earth has changed? • In the 1700, a Scottish doctor and farmer named Hutton studied the rocks and landscape around him trying to answer these questions. • His conclusion was: “Geologic processes that operate today also operated in the past.”
  • 4. • For example: • The way to get an A in Social Studies is the same as the way to get an A in Science (study and participate). • Your grown-ups will get equally upset with you and your sibling for going $100 over your cell phone minutes. • The rates of erosion of a piece of exposed sandstone are the same now than when it was formed (this allows is to estimate age). • The rate of radioactive decay of 14C is the same now than 4.6 billion years ago (again allowing us to estimate age) The process that formed the Tatra Mountain in Slovakia is the same process that formed the Rockies in the US.
  • 5. • Key question • How does uniformitarianism help geologists understand Earth’s history? • Think for 20 seconds. • Turn to your neighbor and explain (be ready to share out) (30 seconds) • Share
  • 6. •Types of Rocks • Geologists classify rocks into three main groups: • Igneous – made of fire • Sedimentary – made of settling • Metamorphic - made of change
  • 7. •Igneous Rock • Igneous rocks form when molten material from beneath the Earth’s surface cools and hardens. • Granite (left) and obsidian (right) are both igneous rocks. These two were found in basically the same spot of the Sierra Nevada at roughly the same location and have the same basic composition. • Why are they so different? • Think – tell your neighbor – share out.
  • 8. •Sedimentary rock • Sedimentary rock is made of sediments that have been deposited and then pressed together to form solid rock. • Why are most fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  • 9. •Metamorphic rock • Metamorphic rock forms when an existing rock is changed by heat, pressure or chemical reactions • Shale (sedimentary) + heat and pressure = Slate • Basalt (igneous) + heat and pressure = Greenstone
  • 10. •The Rock Cycle • The rock cycle is a series of processes on and beneath the Earth’s surface that slowly change rocks from one kind to another.
  • 11.
  • 12. •Deliverable (due before the end of class today) • Create a comic strip from the perspective of a rock going through the rock cycle. (Page 271 in your textbook has a diagram) • Vocabulary words to use: • Igneous rock • Erosion • Sediment • Deposition • Sedimentary rock • Heat and pressure • Melting • Metamorphic rock • Volcano (magma and lava)

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