Transcript Rock Cycle - Bridgend Moodle Site

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 mansion
is now even
closer to the
sea than
planned
This folly in Dorset is being moved 30m inland.
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 laye
•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