Associate Level Material Sedimentary Rock Worksheet Use the following table to describe and distinguish between the effects of weathering and erosion. Each response must be at least 200 words. |Effects of Weathering |Effects of Erosion |What are the Differences? | |Weathering breaks down and decomposes |Erosion removes materials from the surface |The difference between weathering and | |rocks. There are chemical and mechanical
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Solar System and Earth; planetary geology of our Solar System and other solar systems. The structure of the Earth‚ including: geological evolution of the Earth; plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth’s crust; minerals and igneous‚ sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and their formation processes; formation and evolution of life on Earth. Geohazards (earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ landslides and avalanches‚ and meteorite impacts) and modern day changes to the Earth’s atmosphere and environment
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above sea level its elevation is 5‚112 feet and around 1‚267 feet above the north-flowing Belle Fourche River. Sedimentary‚ igneous‚ and erosional processes led to the formation of Devils Tower National Monument. First‚ sedimentary rocks in layers‚ which are nearly two miles thick‚ were deposited. About 500 million years ago‚ most of the layers were deposited in shallow seas. Igneous activity then created the tower until erosional processes exposed it. The Black Hills region‚ which is an elliptical dome
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------------------------------------------------- Rock (geology) In geology‚ a rock is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids. For example‚ the common rock‚ granite‚ is a combination of the quartz‚ feldspar and biotite minerals. The Earth’s outer solid layer‚ the lithosphere‚ is made of rock. Rocks have been used by mankind throughout history. From the Stone Age rocks have been used for tools. The minerals and metals we find in rocks have been essential to human civilization
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Batholith: A large emplacement of igneous plutonic rock‚ formed by magma cooling deep in the Earth’s crust. Buoyant magma pushes up through the country rock‚ partially melting it‚ and then cools. A good example is the Cornubian batholith in south-west England‚ which has broken through the surface to form the well-known granite structures of Dartmoor and Bodmin moor‚ among others. Sill: A tabular sheet intrusion where magma has intruded between older layers of sedimentary rock‚ beds of volcanic lava or
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In general‚ igneous rocks are low in selenium; volcanic igneous rocks are somewhat higher in Se content than other igneous rocks. Sedimentary rocks generally are higher in Se content than igenous rocks. Table *** shows an uneven balance of Se across the globe. Countries such as China‚ India and Sri Lanka have areas of Se deficiency. Selenium deficiency can
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action is the force of moving water on the land. Fast flowing water forces out looses rock and soil from the river bed and bank. Soft rock is eroded faster than hard rock (differential erosion) and overtime the bank will collapse. Abrasion is the wearing away of the river bed by its load. Stones carried by the river smooth the river channel deepening & widening it. Solution occurs when the river dissolves the soft rock over which it flows. The erosion processes mentioned above to form waterfalls
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100-200 km e) 1200 km 8) Continental Crust is ________ than Oceanic Crust: a) b) c) d) e) Thicker Less dense More felsic All of the above None of the above 9) Heat and pressure create what type of rocks: a) Sedimentary b) Metamorphic c) Igneous 10) Sedimentary rocks are formed by the lithification of sediments. a) True b) False 11) The fundamental components of the theory of plate tectonics state that: a) The outermost shell of the earth consists of a rigid lithosphere composed
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Kinabalu is essentially a massive pluton formed from granodiorite which is intrusive into sedimentary and ultrabasic rocks‚ and forms the central part‚ or core‚ of the Kinabalu massif. The granodiorite is intrusive into strongly folded strata‚ probably of Eocene to Miocene age‚ and associated ultrabasic and basic igneous rocks. It was pushed up from the earth’s crust as molten rock millions of years ago. In geological terms‚ it is a very young mountain as the granodiorite cooled and hardened only
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Island. Lakes‚ ponds‚ streams‚ hiking trails‚ and roads are some of the many features that attract tourists. Nearly all the landforms in the Yosemite area are cut from a mass of intrusive igneous rock that formed below the surface of the earth. Some of the park’s landforms are metamorphosed volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Erosion that acted upon different types of uplift is responsible for creating the valleys‚ canyons‚ domes and other features found in this national park. Some of the popular features
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