Weathering/Erosion
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering breaks down the rock, erosion takes the rock to a new place
What is formed when plates move horizontally past each other?
Hills, Mountains, Off-set Streams
What type of rock is made up of layers of minerals?
Sedimentary rock
How is igneous rock formed?
Melting and cooling of Magma
What is my favorite book series?
Harry Potter
What are the 2 main types of weathering?
Chemical and Physical
Where are the deepest Valley's on Earth found?
Deep Ocean Trench
What type of rock has holes or air pockets within it?
Extrusive Igneous
How is sedimentary rock formed?
Compaction and Cementation
What is my favorite movie?
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Oxidation is proof of what kind of weathering?
Chemical
What type of plate movement creates mid-ocean ridges?
divergent boundary, moving away from each other
Dolerite, granite and basalt are all types of _____ rock.
Igneous
Any type of rock if it is weathered and eroded
What is my favorite color?
Black
What is deposition?
leaving sediment in a new place
What is the process called that forms the oceans?
Sea-Floor Spreading
Name at least 2 examples of metamorphic rock.
Gneiss, Hornfels, Schist, Slate, Marble, Phyllite Quartzite
How is metamorphic rock formed?
intense heat and pressure under ground
Where did I graduate high school from?
Kalamazoo
Explain the process of weathering, erosion, and deposition.
Weathering breaks down the rock, erosion carries it away, deposition leaves it in a new location
Why is the ocean floor much younger than continental rock?
Because the ocean floor is recycled after millions of years, continental rock is not.
What is the difference between crystals that are large versus crystals that are tiny or nonexistent in rocks?
The longer it takes igneous rock to cool the larger the crystals within it, the faster it cools the crystals will be small or won't form at all.
Explain the rock cycle.
Answers will vary
What is my birthday month?
September