Slide 1METAMORPHIC ROCKS Slide 2 CLASSIFICATION OF ROCKS Slide 3 Classification of Rocks zRocks are aggregates of minerals. Geologists divide rocks into three groups: igneous,…

Slide 1Deforming the Earths Crust Beth Roland Team 5 Mountaineers Eighth Grade Science Slide 2 Deformation Deformation is the process by which a rock changes shape Deformation…

Slide 1Sea-Floor Spreading Slide 2 Mapping the mid-ocean ridge The East Pacific Rise has a mid-ocean ridge. Curves around like a baseball. Lies hidden under hundreds of meters…

Slide 1Plate Tectonics Slide 2 Brief Structure of the Earth Divided into layers: –Core, mantle, crust Slide 3 Brief Structure of the Earth Lithosphere –Crust and upper…

Slide 1Geology - is the study of rocks and materials that make up Earth and the processes that shape it. Slide 2 In 1666, Nicholas Steno (1638-87) noticed that sharks teeth…

Slide 1Volcanic Activity What caused Mt. St. Helens to erupt? Slide 2 Where do Volcanoes Occur? Slide 3 Where do volcanoes occur? Along convergent boundaries above subduction…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Earths Crust Slide 3 Convection currents Slide 4 Continental drift – idea that continents have moved slowly to their current positions due to convection…

Slide 1Unit C – The Changing Earth Pages 292 - 401 Slide 2 The history of our planet is one of change. There is evidence not only that Earths surface is changing but that…

Slide 1Formation of Ores Slide 2 Q. What is the most profitable mineral commodity that is mined today? Slide 3 A. Sand and Gravel It doesnt have to be flashy to make money…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Warm Up September 16 th, 2013 Slide 3 “Latin and Greek” Derivatives* 6) Terr land 7) Subunder 8) Panall 9) Seismoearthquake 10) Ign(is)fire Slide 4 So…