Objectives: Display an understanding of various rock and their makeup Chapter 2 Rocks Objectives: Display an understanding of various rock and their makeup

Lessons within the chapter Lesson 1: The Rock Cycle Lesson 2 Igneous Rocks Lesson 3: Metamorphic Rocks Lesson 4: Sedimentary Rocks

Distinguish between a rock and a mineral Lesson 1: The Rock Cycle Objectives: Distinguish between a rock and a mineral Describe the rock cycle and some changes that a rock could undergo

What is a rock? Various forms

Common Rocks Rock: A mixture of minerals (quartz, feldspar, mica or calcite), rock fragments, volcanic glass, organic matter or other natural materials.

B. The Rock Cycle Shows how rocks slowly change through time Illustrates the process that create and changes rocks They cycle shows The three types of rocks (sedimentary, metamorphic, Igneous) How they form The processes that change one type into another

Compaction and Cementation Rocks are changed by .. Weathering Erosion Compaction and Cementation Melting and cooling Heat and pressure

What is illustrated by the rock cycle?

Matter of the Rock Cycle Rocks can be eroded and carried by erosion: wind, water or ice. Conservation of Matter: Matter is neither created or destroyed

2. Discovering the Rock Cycle James Hutton first discovered in 1788 that rocks go through changes evident in the various layers in rocks