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Rock Cycle Notes

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Rock CycleNotes

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Rock Definition• Solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals

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Value of Rock• Natural resource

– Used as tools and weapons (hammers, spears, knives)

– Used in buildings, roads, and monuments

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Value of Rock ‐ History• Important to scientists

– Help answer questions about the history of earth and the solar system.• Record of what the Earth used to be• Fossils

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Rock Cycle• Rocks are constantly changing• Changes shape and composition

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Rock Cycle Processes• Erosion• Deposition• Compaction and Cementation• Metamorphism• Melting• Cooling• Solidification• Weathering

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Rock Cycle Processes

• Weathering– Rocks attacked by weather

• Air, moisture, and living things

– Rocks broken down into sediments

• Erosion– Sediment is transported by wind, water, ice or gravity

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Rock Cycle Processes• Deposition

– Sediments settle to the bottom

• Compaction and Cementation– Compaction

• Layers form on top of each other• Air and water pushed out

– Cementation• Loose sediments are glued together by natural glue

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Rock Cycle Processes

• Metamorphism– Means changed form– Increased heat and pressure

– Changes a rock into a metamorphic rock

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Rock Cycle Processes

• Melting– Rocks deep in Earth melt and become magma

• Cooling– Magma cools

• Solidification– Rock solidifies

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Rock Classification• How they are formed• Where they are formed• Composition

– Minerals that make up a rock

• Texture– Sizes, shapes, and positions of the grains