Rock Cycle
FCAT Standard 3
What does this standard mean?
Vocabulary
Rock Cycle-a cycle of processes of changing rock type in and above the earth's crust
Plate Tectonics- a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena
Divergent Boundary- a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
Transform Boundary- a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal direction.
Surface events- events that happen in the outside of the Earth.
Subsurface events- events that happen inside the Earth.
Deposition-put or set down something in a specific place, typically unceremoniously.
Erosion-the gradual destruction by wind, water, or other natural causes.
Weathering-wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.
Igneous Rock
Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
Ex. Obsidian
Sedimentary Rock
are types of rock that are formed by the buildup of material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water. This buildup takes a long period of time, more than a couple years.
Ex. Limestone
Metamorphic Rock
Ex. Gneiss
Igneous Rock Examples
Sedimentary Rock Examples
Metamorphic Rock Examples
Marble
Phyllite
Slate
How does the rock cycle works?
Weathering, Erosion, and Depostion
Plate Tectonics Affects Rocks
If you have a convergent boundary, the plate that is submerged can have rocks broken as the other plate moves over it.
If you have a transform boundary, the rocks can be broken as the plates rub against each other.
If you want to learn more watch this video!
Work cited
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/High_School_Earth_Science/Sedimentary_Rocks
http://www.rocksandminerals4u.com/metamorphic.html
http://geology.com/rocks/sedimentary-rocks.shtml
http://www.quia.com/jg/2213440list.html
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10i.html
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates3.html
http://geology.com/rocks/metamorphic-rocks.shtml
http://www.rocksandminerals4u.com/example_of_igneous_rocks.html