Transcript Unit C - Chapters 5, 6, and 7

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Rocks and
Mineral
Rapid
Changes
Slow
Changes
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The dropping of
sediment moved
by water, wind,
and ice.
What is
deposition?
The slow wearing
away of rock into
smaller pieces.
What is
weathering?
Molten rock that
reaches Earth’s
surface.
What is lava?
Molten rock
beneath Earth’s
surface.
What is magma?
A crack in Earth’s
crust, along which
movement may
take place.
What is fault?
Minerals can be
identified by their
properties like:
(need at least 3)
What are luster,
color, hardness,
and cleavage?
What are the three
types of rocks that
make up Earth’s
crust.
Igneous,
sedimentary, and
metamorphic.
This is a rock that forms
when melted rock from deep
below Earth’s surface cools
and hardens.
What is a igneous?
Rock that forms when
sand, particles, and bits
of soil, and remains of
once living things are
pressed together.
What is
sedimentary?
New rock that forms when
existing rocks are changed
by heat and pressure, or
chemicals beneath Earth’s
surface.
What is
metamorphic?
Seismologists use
this to measure the
magnitude of an
earthquake.
What is the Richter
scale?
Some changes on
Earth’s surface
happen slowly and
other changes
happen….
What is suddenly
or quickly?
Give one example
of a rapid change
on Earth’s surface
besides an
earthquake.
What is a volcano
or
landslide/rockslide
?
This is caused by an
earthquake on the
ocean floor.
What is a tsunami?
An earthquake is
felt most strongly,
or has the greatest
intensity at the..
What is the
epicenter?
Causes of erosion include:
a)
Erractics and cirques
b) ice and wind
c) Mountains and valleys
d) Landslides and seascapes
What is B – ice and
wind?
Give two slow
changes that affect
Earth’s surface.
What are erosion
and weathering or
deposition?
The movement of
rock material from
one place to
another.
What is erosion?
This causes more
erosion than any other
form of weathering.
What is water?
A large mass of
slow-moving ice is
called
What is a glacier?
A large mass of
sediment deposited
at the mouth of a
river is called ..
What is a delta?
Deep canyons can
be formed over
thousands of years
by…
What is erosion?
Metamorphic rock
forms when any
rock is subject or
undergoes….
What is heat and
pressure?
A mudslide is least likely to happen
a)
On a steep hillside
b)During hot, dry weather
c) Early in the spring
d)After a volcanic eruption
What is B – during
hot, dry weather
Causes of landslides include
a)
b)
c)
Heavy rains and melting
snow
Building houses on hillsides
Mudslides in hilly areas
d)
Supporting walls
What is A – heavy
rains and melting
snow
Make your wager
A reason that the
Cinderella tale and
characters keep
reappearing all
over the globe over
the centuries.
What are (1) merchants
traveling port to port and
sharing stories, (2) written
recordings in early
civilizations, and (3) popular
story (good will prevail over
evil) that endures the test of
time?