Rocks And Minerals Curriculum Project Ecomp 5022
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This presentation introduces rocks and minerals, explaining that minerals are crystalline solids that compose rocks. Rocks consist of two or more minerals and can be classified into three main types - igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic - based on their formation process. Key properties like shape, texture, and hardness are used to identify different rocks and minerals. An interactive quiz is provided to review these concepts.
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This document provides information about minerals and their properties. It defines a mineral as being naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, and having a definite crystal structure and chemical composition. Minerals form through crystallization as magma or hot water solutions cool. Common minerals include quartz, calcite, and pyrite. Minerals have various properties that can be used to identify them such as color, crystal structure, hardness, and density. Many minerals are important resources and are used to make products like glass, jewelry, and metals. Metals are extracted from minerals through mining and smelting.
Rocks
Rocks are naturally occurring mixtures of minerals, mineraloids, glass or organic matter that are divided into three main types - igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic - based on how they were formed. Rocks are continually changed over time by various geological processes through the rock cycle, where one type of rock can be transformed into another through weathering, erosion, melting and other changes. The core, mantle and crust act as a recycling machine that redistributes rocks.
Minerals
This document discusses the process of mining, which involves removing rock and mineral materials from the Earth for use in products. It describes different types of surface mines like open-pit mines, quarries, and strip mines that remove materials near the surface. Subsurface mining is also discussed. The document explains that mining is necessary to obtain resources used in buildings, vehicles, electronics, and other items. Common minerals and non-minerals are identified. Characteristics used to classify minerals like color, hardness, streak, luster, density, cleavage, and fracture are outlined.
Chapter 4 rocks
Rocks and minerals are both natural solids that make up soil and are inorganic, though rocks may contain some organic matter. Minerals can be identified through physical and chemical tests and are grouped by composition, while rocks are grouped by their formation into three main types: metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks. The rock cycle model shows how these three rock groups form and change into one another as conditions change at or within the Earth's surface.
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This document provides information about minerals and rocks. It defines minerals as solid, naturally occurring substances that have a definite chemical composition and internal structure. Minerals can be identified based on their physical properties like color, luster, hardness, cleavage, and crystal shape. Rocks are composed of two or more minerals and form through igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic processes. Igneous rocks form from the cooling of magma, sedimentary rocks form through the compaction and cementation of sediments, and metamorphic rocks form under heat and pressure.
Rocks Geology ppt.pdf
This document defines rocks and describes the three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks form from the cooling of magma or lava. Sedimentary rocks form through the compaction or cementation of sediments. Metamorphic rocks form from existing rocks undergoing changes due to heat and pressure in the Earth. Rocks can change between these types through geological processes in the rock cycle.
Classifying Rocks
The document provides information about classifying and identifying different types of rocks. It discusses three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks form when molten rock cools and solidifies. Sedimentary rocks form through the compaction or cementation of sediments. Metamorphic rocks form when existing rocks are changed by heat or pressure. The document also provides guidance on identifying rock samples in hand samples and describes key characteristics of different rock types.
Rock cycle
The document is a "Do Now" assignment for students that includes:
- Instructions to get materials and complete a reading on the rock cycle with 6 follow up questions
- The reading provides an overview of the rock cycle, explaining how rocks are formed from igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic types through processes like weathering, melting, and pressure/heat.
- An agenda for the class period including the Do Now, a lesson on the rock cycle, a mastery assignment, a rock cycle lab, and an exit ticket.
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Rocks are naturally occurring mixtures of minerals, mineraloids, or organic matter that are divided into three main types - igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic - based on their formation process. Rocks are continually changed over time through the rock cycle as they are weathered, eroded, melted, cooled, cemented, and subjected to heat and pressure, allowing them to transition between the three rock types. The composition and origins of rocks, such as whether they formed from magma, sediments, or changed forms due to heat and pressure, are used to classify the different types of rocks.
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