Slide 1ROCKS Rocks are conglomerations of minerals, and they form the bulk of the Earth. The main classification of crustal rocks is based on their origin. IGNEOUS ROCKS…

Slide 1 Time Slide 2 In 1650, James Usher, Anglican Archbishop of Armagh, published a treatise in which he calculated the time to creation to be nightfall on the day preceding…

Rocks vs. Minerals What is the difference between a rock and a mineral? A mineral is ... It is composed of ______________________ _________________ (i.e. mercury, copper,…

Rocks vs. Minerals What is the difference between a rock and a mineral? A mineral is ... It is composed of ______________________ _________________ (i.e. mercury, copper,…

Weathering, Erosion & Deposition THINK!!!! Imagine the tiniest rock you have ever found. How did it get so small? It didn’t start out that way! What forces created…

1. ROCKS: The Building Blocks of Lithosphere 2. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF ROCKS. THEY ARE:Rocks are made up of one or more minerals. 1. Igneous Rocks: Formed from the cooling…

THE BREAKDOWN OF ROCKS AT OR NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH THE BREAKDOWN OF ROCK INTO SMALLER PIECES WITHOUT CHEMICAL CHANGE  PHYSICAL WEATHERING WATER HELD IN THE CRACKS…