Science Cpt 3 Sec 4 Flashcards
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What are 7 processes that can change rock from one form to another.
- melting
- Cooling
- Cementation
- Heat
- Pressure
- Weathering
- Erosion
Which cycle takes millions of years that consists of the process by which____________change fron one form to another.
Rock cycle
______________is the process of rock broken down by wind, water, and temperature change.
Weathering
What is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport parts of the weathered rock from one location to another?
Erosion
Rocks take different pathways in a rock cycle.
Explain……
If a rock is on the surface and exposed to weathering or erosion an igneous rock may become sedimentary rock.
But if a rock is deep inside the earth and exposed to high heat and pressure an igneous rock may become metamorphic rock.
Rock cycle definition
The series of processes in which rock forms. Changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geologic processes.
Why is the cycle of matter important?
Remember the word matter is a general word used to describe just about anything
The cycling matter is important to many Earths processes and to the survival of organisms.
What are the 3 major classes of rocks?
- Sedimentary = when rocks break into smaller pieces and those pieces get cemented together.
- Igneous = when magma cools and becomes solid.
- Metamorphic = rock is changed because of chemical processes or changes in temp and pressure.
3 types of sedimentary rocks are…
- Clastic= rocks made of fragments . Before they are cemented together they are called SEDIMENTS.
Sediments are buried, put under pressure and cemented by minerals such as calcite and quartz. - Chemical = rocks made from minerals crystallized from a solution ( such as salt water) the minerals are buried put under pressure and cemented together.
- Organic= rocks from shells and skeletons of dead marine animals are buried and cemented by calcite and quartz.
Igneous rocks are divided into groups based on texture of the rock or the size of the crystals in the rock. True or false
True
Magma that slowly cools inside the earth forms rocks with large crystals
Lava that cools quickly on earths surface forms rocks with small crystals.
Igneous rock can be classified by its chemical composition.
Explain…..
You have to look at the type of rock that initially melts to form magma.
Magma from crustal material is light colored and forms granite.
Magma from the earths mantle forms dark igneous rocks such as basalt.
Metamorphic rock is rock that forms from other rocks as a result of____________,____________,
_________________.
Intense heat
Pressure
Chemical processes
Most metamorphic change happens_______________________.
Deep within Earth’s crust at depths greater than 2Km
What are the two types of metamorphic rocks?
Foliated = rocks like gneiss which are arranged in planes or bands
Non-foliated = rocks like marble and are NOT arranged in planes or bands
Give rock examples of each type of rock.
1. sedimentary rock A. B. C. 2. Igneous rock A. B. C. 3. Metamorphic A . B.
- Sedimentary Rock
a. Sandstone
b. Coquina
c. Halite - Igneous Rock. 3. Metamorphic
a. Granite. a. Gneiss
b. Basalt. b. Marble
The _______________is the continuous movement of _______________between the atmosphere, land, and the oceans
Water cycle
Water
The sun is the major source of energy that powers the water cycle. True or false
True
The energy of the sun heats the water which causes water to change states.
Ex liquid water changes to water vapor.
What are the steps of the water cycle?
Evaporation =liquid to gas
Transpiration = water vapor released from plants
Condensation= change from a gas to a liquid
*air contains water vapor cool and forms clouds
Precipitation = when water droplets become large enough, they fall back to earth
Water moving over the land surface is called_______.
Runoff
Describe the pathway of the water cycle.
***The source of energy is the sun!
Water cycles from the ocean into air, onto land, and back into the ocean in the water cycle.
Which is the most important element that cycles through the Earths system?
Carbon
Carbon is part of the proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in living things.
Carbon is also found in the atmosphere, the water, the land, and the remains of living things.
Explain short term process of the carbon cycle.
Your pic….
Explain long term processes of the carbon cycle
Dead organisms are buried
Their bodies chemically change
This forms rocks such as limestone, or fossil fuels, such as coal, gas or oil.
When we burn these fuels, carbon returns to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
The process of burning fuel is called combustion.
Combustion is the process of_______________.
Burning fuel