Name ______

The Rock Cycle

A. How do Rocks Undergo Change? Go to the following website:

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page01.cfm?chapter_no=investigation

Fill in the chart below.

Rock Type / Example of Formation
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An example of one cycle that results in the formation/break down/reformation of a rock is given in several steps with several animations to view. Please watch and read carefully. Fill in the blanks below.

Lava flow out of a volcano is followed by the cooling of magma in a process called ______. This cooling leads to ______rock. Quick cooling above ground leads to ______while gradual cooling below ground results in ______.

Erosion of solid rock produces ______. Some examples of land forms caused by erosion would be ______.

Transportation of sediments occurs when the sediments are moved from one area to another by wind, rain, or human. Describe how the transport by wind or water would be affected by the size of the sediment.

Deposition of sediment occurs when the transportation of sediment ceases. If carried by water, the velocity of water as it enters a larger body of water will have an effect on the transportation of sediment. The velocity of the incoming water will ______as it enters the larger body of water. The first sediment to fall out of transport will be ______, the second will be ______, and the third will be ______. This is again attributed to the sediment’s size.

Compaction and cementation of sediments will create ______rock. Sandstone is a type of this kind of rock. Sandstone is created when ______are deposited between larger sand grains. The mixture is them compacted and cemented by time, gravity, and pressure.

Metamorphism is the transformation of igneous rock to metamorphic rock. First the igneous is exposed to ______. This pressure creates ______. These align their grains in a process called ______. This ribbon like appearance is characteristic of metamorphic rock.

Melting of metamorphic rock occurs when the rock is dragged toward ______. The minerals of the rock then melt into ______

B. Interactives – Rock Cycle Go to the following website:

http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/index.html

Complete all the activities: Types of Rocks, How Rocks Change, and The Rock Cycle Diagram. Record your quiz scores.

1. Read Types of Rocks and fill in the chart below.

Type of Rock / Composed of / How Created / Characterized

“Types of Rocks” quiz score: ______

2. Read “How Rock Changes” and jot notes down under the following headings.

Heat and Pressure:

Melting:

Cooling:

Weathering and Erosion:

Compacting and Cementing:

“How Rock Changes” quiz score: ______

3. Read the “Rock cycle diagram” section and attempt “complete the cycle” quiz. Your quiz score: ______

4. Now complete “Test your skills”. Make sure to put your name at the beginning of the test. After taking the test, choose “Save Page As…” from the Firefox dropdown box, and save it with your name and “Rock Cycle” for a title. Then email the document to .

C. Rock Cycle Diagram:

1. Use the textbook to diagram the rock cycle, clearly labeling the processes and the rock types. (You do not have to draw the pictures.) See page 339 of the 14th edition or page 343 of the 15th edition.

2. Define these processes:

·  Weathering

·  Erosion

·  Deposition

3. Define these rock types:

·  Sedimentary

·  Metamorphic

·  Igneous