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Rocks & The Rock Cycle I. Background Information A. Rock: A mixture of minerals, that make up the Earth’s crust B. Rock Types

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Rocks & The Rock Cycle

I. Background Information

A. Rock: A mixture of minerals, that make up the Earth’s crust

B. Rock Types

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a. Igneous Extrusive: * Forms above ground

(aka Volcanic) * Cools quickly

* Consists of small, fine grains, air, and gas bubbles

1. Igneous: Rock formed by cooling magma or lava

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b. Igneous Intrusive: * Forms under ground

(aka Plutonic) * Slow cooling

* Consists of large, coarse grains

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2. Sedimentary: Rock formed by compaction and cementation of sediments that were deposited by wind or water.

•Sediments are fragments of rocks formed from erosion and weathering

•Often have visible rock fragments, shells and fossils

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3. Metamorphic: * Any rock changed by heat & pressure

* Foliation Bands of rock formed by

heating and squishing

crystals

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II. The Cycle

The process by which one rock changes into another

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THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH

UPPER MANTLE

CRUST

INNER CORE

OUTER CORE

LOWER MANTLE

III. Inside the Earth

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A. CRUST 1. AKA…THE LITHOSPHERE2. 70 KM THICK3. TWO TYPES:

OCEANIC: DENSE, MADE OF BASALT (EXTRUSIVE)CONTINENTAL: LESS DENSE, MADE OF GRANITE

(INTRUSIVE)

B. MANTLE1. UPPER: 330 KM THICK; HOT, MOVING ROCK

(THINK OF SILLY PUTTY)2. LOWER: 2500 KM THICK; RIGID, DENSE ROCK

C. CORE1. OUTER: 2250 KM THICK, A THICK LIQUID2. INNER: 1250 KM THICK, A SOLID METAL BALL


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