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First Lecture: Measurement of Rock Properties 1   A rock is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals, or organic matter.  Rocks are classified by…

Slide 1 Volcanoes Chapter 5 S6E5: Convection currents cause plate movement which causes geologic activity such as volcanoes. Slide 2 What is a VOLCANO? A weak spot in Earth’s…

Metamorphic Rocks Aim: How do rocks morph? 1. Metamorphic means… a. “Meta" and “Morph" means to change form b. Any rock can become metamorphic. c. Living…

Types of Rocks Objective #1: Describe and classify igneous rocks Agenda: Journal entry: What does the word igneous mean? How do igneous rocks form? 2. Review webquest and…

Minerals Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks The Rock Cycle 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500…

Types of Rocks 3 Major (Geologic) Rock Groups Igneous Rock Sedimentary Rock Metamorphic Rock Identifying Rocks Igneous pattern Metamorphic pattern Sedimentary pattern A.…

3 Major Rock Groups 3 Major (Geologic) Rock Groups Igneous Rock Sedimentary Rock Metamorphic Rock Identifying Rocks Igneous pattern Metamorphic pattern Sedimentary pattern…

Earthâs Changing Surface including tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and more GAME! A pool of water heated by nearby underground magma is a: hot springs Earthâs…