Vocab 1
the remains of a plant or animal that lived a very long time ago
fossil
liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano
lava
Where are most of the volcanoes in the world located?
Ring of Fire (Pacific Ocean)
All _____ are made up of ________.
rocks
minerals
The Rock Cycle 1: Igneous Rock
Formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
very small pieces of crushed rock
sediment
when lava quickly comes out of a volcano
erupt
thin, fast
We can discover what our past environment may have looked like by examining the _______ of sediment and the types of plant and animal ______ there.
layers
fossils
The Rock Cycle 2: Sedimentary Rock
Formed when sediment is pressed together over a long period of time
the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces, usually by water, ice, wind, or plant roots
weathering
when tiny bits of rock are moved from one location to another by water, wind, ice, or gravity
erosion
_____ -shaped volcanoes have thick (slow) lava that piles out in a tall ___________ shape.
Cone
mountain
What mineral is the hardest?
What mineral is the softest?
(Moh's scale)
diamonds (10)
talc (1)
The Rock Cycle 3: Metamorphic Rock
Formed when existing rock is changed by heat and pressure
root wedging
a process where rock or sediment is dropped and left in a new place
deposition
Do you think another volcano could pop up in the Ring of Fire? Why or why not?
Yes
There are a lot of volcanoes there already; others have popped up before.
Volcanoes with thick lava trap ____ bubbles. The gas makes the volcano _____. In the activity, I saw the ____ lava trap the gas bubbles longer, and then they _______ when I blew into the straw.
gas
explode
thick
exploded/popped
From a biblical lens, what do you know for certain about the creation of the world (what does the Bible tell us)?
God has...
God has existed since the beginning.
a process where rock or sediment is dropped and left in a new place
deposition
a process where water freezing and expanding causes rock to break apart
ice wedging
What are 2 conditions that support the idea that volcanoes could have once existed in places other than the Ring of Fire?
1. If there are basalt rocks
2. If there is a large hill
What are two things that cause rocks to break down as they move from the top of a mountain to the bottom of the mountain?
1. weathering: rocks break apart (ice wedging and root wedging)
2. erosion: rocks move down the mountain
From a biblical lens, what do you know for certain about the creation of the world? (What does the Bible tell us?)
God is...
God is the creator and sustainer of all things.