I am a pebble on a beach. How did I end up here from the mountains?

To understand the effects of the rock movement

What are the different types of rocks and how did they form?

Southerndown rocks

Southerndown rocks

Rock folds at Southerndown

Rock folds at Southerndown

This hotel in Scarborough fell in to the sea.

This folly in Dorset is being moved 30m inland.

This mansionis now even closer to the sea than planned

When this cliff collapsed, fossil hunters were out in droves. Why?

Volcano

Rock Cycle

Sedimentary Igneous Metamorphic

Sedimentary Rock

Igneous Rock

Metamorphic Rock

Rock Cycle

Changing one type of rock to another - The rock cycle

Structure of the Earth

The Earth is almost a sphere. These are its main layers, starting with the outermost layer:•the crust (relatively thin and rocky) •the mantle (has the properties of a solid but can flow very slowly) •the outer core (made from liquid nickel and iron) •the inner core (made from solid nickel and iron)

Why do the facing coasts of Africa and South America have similar rocks and fossils despite being

thousands of miles apart?

Continental Drift

Plate Tectonics