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__Earth History Booklet__ Cover- ( Half pages with staple in the upper left corner) Geology and uniformitarianism is the basis of this booklet. As an introduction explain these terms. __Section 1__- Types of Rock: Explain how each type forms. Igneous, Sedimentary, & Metamorphic __Section 2-__ Rock Cycle: Tell what the rock cycle does. Picture including these processes: Volcanic Activity (Volcanism), Erosion, Deposition, Heat & Pressure, and Melting Explain how erosion and a river can turn igneous rock into sedimentary rock. __Section 3__- Relative Age of Rocks: Explain how relative age is determined. What is the law of superposition and how is it used? Draw three rock maps showing the following: 1. First layer................... 1. First layer ..........1. First layer 2. Second layer............. 2. Second layer.... 2. Second layer 3. Fault ...........................3. Third layer ..........3. Third layer 4. Third layer .................4. Erosion ..............4. Fault 5. Igneous intrusion ....5. Fourth layer........ 5. Igneous extrusion https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geosc10/Exercise5

Summary of sections one through three: Tell what geology and uniformitarianism are. Tell what igneous rock is. Tell what sedimentary rock is. Tell what metamorphic rock is. Tell what the rock cycle does. Draw a labeled picture of the rock cycle. Explain how erosion and a river can turn igneous rock into sedimentary rock. Explain how relative age of rocks is determined. Explain the law of super position and how it is used. Draw the three rock maps indicated.

__ Section 4- __ Continental Drift A. Trace Pangaea onto a page and label parts with today’s continents. B. Explain the ideas of plates and continental drift. C. Explain the theory of plate tectonics. D. How did continental drift affect different organisms? E. Present ideas and illustrate some parts if you want to: *The processes occurring on Earth today are similar to those that occurred in the past. *The theory of plate tectonics states that pieces of Earth’s outer layer are in constant, slow motion. *The movement of the Earth’s plates over time has changed the locations of the continents. *Geologic processes occurring on Earth have large cumulative effects __over long periods of time__. *Knowing the __average speed__ of Earth’s plates helps scientist make __inferences about past and future__ plate locations. *As a result of Earth’s changing surface, environments have changed in the past and will continue to change. *As Earth’s surface has and continues to change, organisms have __adapted, migrated, or become extinct__.



Rock Cycle Simple: Processes that the arrows represent: Black = Erosion Yellow = Heat and pressure Red = Melting

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