The rock cycle document describes the key stages of the rock cycle: weathering breaks down rock into smaller pieces, erosion then transports weathered rock by gravity, wind, water, or wave action, and deposition redeposits eroded rock. Students are instructed to research how different erosion factors impact the ecoregions of Texas as part of understanding how the rock cycle changes within various regions.

1. Rock Cycle

3. How does the rock cycle
change within the different
ecoregions of Texas?

4. Concept Map

5. Weathering
Breaking down of rock
into smaller pieces

6. Erosion

7. Erosion
Transportation of rock
after weathering by
either:
Gravity
Wind
Water
Wave Action

8. Erosion
Transportation of rock
after weathering by
either:
Gravity
Wind
Water
Wave Action

9. Water Erosion

10. Wind Erosion

11. Erosion by Gravity

12. Wave Erosion

13. Deposition

14. Deposition
Redepositing of rock
after weathering and
erosion have occurred

15. Deposition
Redepositing of rock
after weathering and
erosion have occurred

16. Activity

17. Activity
go to http://geology.com/states/
texas.shtml and determine which ecoregion
would be effected most by the different
erosion factors.