The document discusses the rock cycle and resource conservation. It explains that the rock cycle involves three main types of rocks - igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic - transforming into each other over time through melting, weathering and erosion, and changes due to heat and pressure. It also notes that while the amount of rock material remains the same, the rocks are constantly changing forms. The document then discusses the issues of growing population and limited fossil fuel resources. It advocates using alternative and renewable energy sources like solar, hydropower, wind and nuclear to be more sustainable and cause less environmental harm than fossil fuels. The 4Rs of reduce, reuse, recycle and reclaim are also presented as ways to conserve resources and

1. Name:_______________________ Date:_____________
Earth Science Rabbi Goldberg
The Rock Cycle and energy concervation
I. The Rock Cycle
a. What is the rock cycle?
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1. The amount of rock material on earth remains the
same
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b. How does the rock cycle work
i. Form into Metamorphic
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ii. Form into Sedimentary Rocks
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iii. Form into Igneous rocks
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iv. General Rule !!!
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c. Proofs of the rock cycle
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2. d. How are the rocks used?
i. Igneous
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ii. Sedimentary
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iii. Foliated metamorphic rocks
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iv. Non-foliated (like marble)
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II. Resource Conservation
a. Introduction
i. The Earth’s population is growing by the second
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2. What is the problem and solution ?
b. Fossil Fuels
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1. Fossil fuels include
a. _____________
b. Oil
c. Natural gas
2. They are non-renewable sources because we use too
much too quickly
c. What can we do?
i. We can use alternative energy
1. Solar
2. Hydropower (water powered)
3. Wind
4. Wave
5. Nuclear energy
6. These do less harm to the environment than fossil
fuels
The 4 Rs
•Reduce
–We can reduce how much fule we use
•Reuse
–We what we used already
•Recycle
–Use materials that can be recycled into new

3. •Paper into recyclable paper
•Reclaim
–We can collect and use what has already been thrown out