Rocks, Weathering, Erosion, Plate Tectonics

Rocks, Weathering, Erosion, Plate Tectonics

There are many different types of rocks around the world! They are all made differently and are composed of different MINERALS!

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There are 3 MAJOR TYPES of ROCKS! Igneous, Sedimentary, and.......

• Minerals

• Metamorphic

• Rocks

• Dirt

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Igneous rocks come from.....

• Volcanoes

• Layers of rocks

• Dirt

• Heat and Pressure

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Sedimentary rocks form from .........

• Dirt

• Rocks

• Volcanoes

• Layers of sediment

THE ROCK CYCLE:  Shows how rocks change from one form to another.  It has many paths and takes MILLIONS OF YEARS!!!!

Weathering BREAKS ROCKS DOWN! It can change the size and shape of rocks!

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Weathering breaks rocks down! Erosion........

• Breaks rocks down

• Moves water

• Moves rocks around

• Nothing

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What are the main causes of WEATHERING and EROSION?

• Wind, Water, Ice, Gravity

• Talking, Laughing, Singing

• Water, Rocks

Pieces of land on Earth's outer shell connect together. They are like giant puzzle pieces underneath the ground! They cause Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Continental Drift. (The movement of OUR CONTINENTS)

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What are these big puzzle pieces of land called?

• Dinner plates

• Continents

• Tectonic Plates

Convergent Boundaries push together causing Volcanoes and Mountains. Divergent Boundaries pull apart causing Mountains in the Ocean.

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What happens at TRANSFORM BOUNDARIES? This is when plates SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER. (THINK OF CALIFORNIA)

• Wind

• Floods

• Tornadoes

• Earthquakes

DEPOSITION is when rocks are DROPPED OFF at a location!

The Earth is always changing due to Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, The Rock Cycle, and Plate Tectonics!

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