Weathering/Erosion
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering breaks down the rock, erosion takes the rock to a new place
Which type of boundary to plates move towards each other?
Convergent Boundary
What type of rock is formed from sediment?
sedimentary rock
How is igneous rock formed?
hardening lava or magma
What is my favorite book series?
Harry Potter
What are the types of erosion?
gravity, wind, water, ice
What type of boundary moves past each other?
transform boundary
What is the difference between intrusive igneous rock and extrusive igneous rock?
Intrusive has large crystals from forming over time and extrusive has small or no crystals from forming quickly
How is sedimentary rock formed?
sediments being compressed and cemented together
What is my favorite movie?
Trick question! I don't watch movies
What type of rock is formed because of weathering and erosion?
What type of boundary creates mid-ocean ridges?
divergent boundary
What is the difference between foliated and nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?
foliated have layers nonfoliated do not
Any type of rock if it is weathered and eroded
What is my favorite color?
What is deposition?
leaving sediment in a new place
What type of boundary creates the Himalayan Mountains?
convergent boundary
What are the types of sedimentary rocks?
Clastic, chemical, organic
How is metamorphic rock formed?
intense heat and pressure under ground
What other school have I worked at besides Stanley-Boyd?
Explain the process of weathering, erosion, and deposition.
Weathering breaks down the rock, erosion carries it away, deposition leaves it in a new location
What is the crack in Earth's surface where plate movement occurs?
fault
What type of rock has holes or air pockets within it?
Extrusive Igneous
Explain the rock cycle.
Answers will vary
What month is my birthday in?
October