Draw a flow chart to illustrate the cycle that a grain of sand goes through according to the following passage. Your illustration should be based on the knowledge and information you have learned from the passageSummary Writing of Natural History of a Sand Grain The first part explains in detail the formation of the Sierra Nevada batholith in California during the Mesozoic Cretaceous. The subduction of the oceanic crust led to heat production, making the magma more buoyant and viscous, which led to the creation. As the lava gradually cooled and solidified, it gave rise to the granitic column that would later become the Sierra Nevada Batholith. Silicon and oxygen, along with other elements, formed crystals including quartz, feldspar and mica, the main elements in the batholiths. The mountains were created by tectonic action that elevated the granite core rocks and stripped away the surrounding rock layers. The quartz-rich sand that was exposed may have eventually turned into sandstone. California has fewer dinosaur fossils than other western states because of the restricted terrestrial environment of the Mesozoic era. Part II describes the voyage of a sand grain, beginning with how it formed in the Sierra Nevada batholith and ending with how it eventually reached the ocean. Sand grains were transported by rivers and streams to an ancient coastal basin where they were deposited in sandstone layers. The sandstone was raised by tectonic action and then broken up by weathering and erosion. The sand grains traveled through streams and mass erosion during physical and chemical weathering. Over time, it continued to flow faster in wider channels and downslopes, eventually reaching the ocean. This section highlights how anthropogenic barriers, such as dams, and changes in vegetation cover, such as after wildfires, may affect the long-term evolution of erosional and depositional environments. In particular, winter storms in California during fire season have resulted in some of the highest sediment yields ever recorded in the state's streams and rivers. Part III describes the journey of this sand grain from quartz crystals in granite batholiths to its eventual home on the seafloor. Streams and rivers carried the sand grains to an ancient coastal basin, where they were deposited with other materials and turned into sandstone. As tectonics raised it above sea level, the sandstone was exposed, worn and degraded over time. Eventually, the sand grains were carried into the ocean and dumped on beaches where they were subjected to waves and tides. The trapped sand grains then formed an integral part of a fresh sedimentary layer that was lithified into the sandstone at the bottom of the submarine canyon. In addition, this section describes the many beach sands that may be found in California, such as quartz, gypsum, feldspar, mica, hornblende, and magnetite, as well as scattered deposits of tar and asphalt. How human efforts, such as dam construction and beach.

1. Draw a flow chart to illustrate the cycle that a grain of sand goes through according to the
following passage. Your illustration should be based on the knowledge and information you have
learned from the passageSummary Writing of Natural History of a Sand Grain The first part
explains in detail the formation of the Sierra Nevada batholith in California during the Mesozoic
Cretaceous. The subduction of the oceanic crust led to heat production, making the magma more
buoyant and viscous, which led to the creation. As the lava gradually cooled and solidified, it
gave rise to the granitic column that would later become the Sierra Nevada Batholith. Silicon and
oxygen, along with other elements, formed crystals including quartz, feldspar and mica, the main
elements in the batholiths. The mountains were created by tectonic action that elevated the
granite core rocks and stripped away the surrounding rock layers. The quartz-rich sand that was
exposed may have eventually turned into sandstone. California has fewer dinosaur fossils than
other western states because of the restricted terrestrial environment of the Mesozoic era. Part II
describes the voyage of a sand grain, beginning with how it formed in the Sierra Nevada
batholith and ending with how it eventually reached the ocean. Sand grains were transported by
rivers and streams to an ancient coastal basin where they were deposited in sandstone layers. The
sandstone was raised by tectonic action and then broken up by weathering and erosion. The sand
grains traveled through streams and mass erosion during physical and chemical weathering. Over
time, it continued to flow faster in wider channels and downslopes, eventually reaching the
ocean. This section highlights how anthropogenic barriers, such as dams, and changes in
vegetation cover, such as after wildfires, may affect the long-term evolution of erosional and
depositional environments. In particular, winter storms in California during fire season have
resulted in some of the highest sediment yields ever recorded in the state's streams and rivers.
Part III describes the journey of this sand grain from quartz crystals in granite batholiths to its
eventual home on the seafloor. Streams and rivers carried the sand grains to an ancient coastal
basin, where they were deposited with other materials and turned into sandstone. As tectonics
raised it above sea level, the sandstone was exposed, worn and degraded over time. Eventually,
the sand grains were carried into the ocean and dumped on beaches where they were subjected to
waves and tides. The trapped sand grains then formed an integral part of a fresh sedimentary
layer that was lithified into the sandstone at the bottom of the submarine canyon. In addition, this
section describes the many beach sands that may be found in California, such as quartz, gypsum,
feldspar, mica, hornblende, and magnetite, as well as scattered deposits of tar and asphalt. How
human efforts, such as dam construction and beach stabilization, have affected the migration of
sand along the coast is also discussed.