Категории: Все - rocks - fossils - cooling - pressure

по Zachary Schult 5 лет назад

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History of Earth Project

The study of rocks reveals significant information about the Earth's history and the processes it has undergone. Rocks are categorized into three primary types: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary, each undergoing transformations through cooling, heat, pressure, and compaction.

History of Earth Project

History of Earth Project

What changes do rocks go through?

Connections- Watching volcanoes erupt on tv.
Evidence Cooling and heat Compact/cement Rate of cooling Heat pressure Fossils. Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary.
Claim- Different stages of rocks
Resources- Notes and question 3 menu

Final Answer to the Driving Question: How they change, how to determine the age, and what type they are.

Why does the surface of the Earth look like it does today?

Connections- Have went to different museums with the same animals plants.
Evidence Similar coastlines Same animals Same fossils Same Plants Plate Boundaries Convection
Claim- Continental drift.
Resources- Notes and question 2 menu.

Driving Question: What can we learn from rocks?

How do we determine the age of the Earth?

Connections- Broke the rocks with a sledge hammer.
Evidence Age of the rocks Formation of Earth Radioactive decay Nonconformity and conformity Half Life The Earth was first really hot then it started to cool down
Claim- Relative and absolute dating
Resources- Notebook pages and question 1 menu.