Types of Rocks
What are the three main types of rocks?
What are the three main types of rocks?
What type of map shows physical features like mountains and rivers?
physical map
What is the process called where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?
Weathering
What is physical weathering?
the breaking down of rocks without changing their chemical composition
What is erosion?
the movement of sediment from one place to another
Which type of rock is formed from cooled lava or magma
igneous rock
What type of map shows the boundaries of states and countries?
Political map
What is the term for the process of rocks being turned into sediment?
Erosion
What is chemical weathering?
the process that changes the minerals in rocks?
What natural force is primarily responsible for erosion?
Water
What type of rock is made from compressed layers of sediment
: What is sedimentary rock
What do you call a map that shows elevation
topographic map
What process describes how sediment turns into sedimentary rock?
What is compaction and cementation?
Give an example of physical weathering
Freeze thaw cycles
Name one human activity that can increase erosion.
Construction or deforestation
What type of rock can change into another type of rock due to heat and pressure?
metamorphic rock
What is the device called that will tell you which direction you are headed towards
A Compass Rose
What is the process that turns metamorphic rock back into magma
melting
Give an example of chemical weathering
Rust forming or acid rain dissolving limestone
How can plants help prevent erosion?
By holding the soil in place with their roots
Give an example of a sedimentary rock
sandstone or limestone
What region do we live in?!!
Northeast
Describe the rock cycle in one sentence
the continuous process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation
Both of your teachers have worked really hard to get you all to succeed this year. Name one thing that really frustrates them.
Not reading/following directions
Disrespect
Getting too loud
Not paying attention
What is the difference between erosion and weathering?
Erosion involves movement, while weathering involves breaking down