AROUND AND AROUND MOLTEN HOTSEDIMENTARY THOUGHT CHANGING FORMS -BONUS- FAMOUS ROCKS 161116*21 271217*22 381318*23 491419*24 5101520*25 Copyright © 2010.
WEATHERING & EROSION What is Weathering? Process by which rocks on or near Earth’s surface break down and change.
Rocks
It’s a hard rock life .
2 nd Qtr. EQT Review
stress -a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume. 3 Types of Stress tension -pulls on crust, stretching rock so it becomes thinner.
1 Rocks OBJECTIVE: SWBAT describe the processes that change one form of rock into another. HOMEWORK: Study notes (rock cycle)
Chapter 5. Breaks rocks down, but doesn’t change mineral composition Increases surface area of rocks Caused by 3 processes: Frost wedging Unloading.
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
Faults & Earthquakes Deforming the Earth’s Crust.
Deforming the Earth’s crust The process by which the shape of the rock changes because of stress is called deformation. Rock layers bend when stress.
