Chapter 1: Studying Rock Formations & Samples
Sedimentary rock comes from THIS material.
What is SEDIMENT?
Breaking down rocks into smaller pieces is a process driven by THIS energy source.
What is THE SUN?
THIS process moves rock and rock materials towards Earth's outer layer.
What is UPLIFT?
The first four planets are THESE. (In order, closest the the Sun first).
What are MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, and MARS?
The Sedimentary process occurs HERE.
What is ON EARTH'S SURFACE?
When cooled, THIS forms igenous rock.
What is MAGMA?
Melting down rocks into magma is a process driven by THIS energy source.
What is THE EARTH'S INTERIOR? (Mantle & Outer Core)
THIS process moves rock and rock materials below Earth's outer layer.
What is SUBDUCTION?
The first four planets are called THIS.
What are the ROCKY PLANETS? (Also: The INNER PLANETS, or the TERRESTRIAL PLANETS.)
The Igenous process occurs, HERE.
What is IN THE MANTLE AND EARTH'S CRUST?
These "C"-level processes work together to form "C-edimentary" rocks.
What are Compaction & Cementation?
THIS is the process that broke down the rock of the Rocky Mountains into sediment.
What is WEATHERING?
What is PLATE MOTION?
THIS "sphere" is the most similar between Venus and Earth.
What is the GEOSPHERE?
The Metamorphic process occurs, HERE.
What is INSIDE EARTH'S OUTER LAYER?
More detailed observations provide THIS.
What is STRONGER EVIDENCE?
THIS process is what moved sediment from the Rocky Mountains into the Great Plains.
What is EROSION?
THIS type of rock is formed when exposed to extreme heat and pressure, but doesn't melt.
What is METAMORPHIC ROCK?
THESE "spheres" are NOT similar between Venus and Earth.
What are the ATMOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, and HYDROSPHERE?
Create a Rock Cycle Web (INCLUDE ALL PROCESSES AND MATERIALS) to move from:
MAGMA to SEDIMENTARY ROCK.
Magma -> COOLING -> Igneous Rock -> UPLIFT (to surface) -> Igneous Rock -> WEATHERING -> Sediment -> COMPACTION & CEMENTATION -> Sedimentary Rock
Which claim is more supported?
Claim 1: They formed as one rock formation, and then something separated them.
Claim 2: One rock formation formed before the other. Then, the minerals from the older rock became part of the younger rock.
Claim 2: The IGNEOUS rock of the Rocky Mountains became the SEDIMENTARY rock of the Great Plains.
Sediment comes from THIS type of rock, while Magma comes from THIS type of rock.
What is ANY TYPE OF ROCK?
Due to different moving processes, THESE types of rocks can form into THESE types of rocks, and vice versa.
What is ANY & ANY?
Which claim is more supported?
Claim 1: Venus's rock transformation processes form mostly sedimentary rock.
Claim 2: Venus's rock transformation processes form mostly igneous rock.
Both claims are well supported because the rock cycle occurs on every rocky planet.
Create a Rock Cycle Web (INCLUDE ALL PROCESSES AND MATERIALS) to move from:
SEDIMENTARY ROCK to METAMORPHIC ROCK
Sedimentary Rock -> WEATHERING -> Sediment -> SUBDUCTION (into the Crust) -> Sediment -> METAMORPHIC PROCESS -> Metamorphic Rock