Name _________________________
Date ________________
Rock Cycle WebQuest – 30 points total
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S2
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S4
Directions: Explore the following websites to learn more about the rock cycle.
The Learning Zone: Rocks Homepage
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/index.htm
Click on “Tour the rock cycle” to begin. Then, click on each step of the cycle to
answer the following questions. Use complete sentences when necessary.
1.
Which type of weathering involves changes from hot to cold temperature?
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2.
Which type of weathering can be caused by water, chemicals, and acid rain?
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3.
Name the four major ways erosion can occur.
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4.
What is deposition?
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5.
What is compaction?
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6.
What is cementation?
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Science - Notes
7.
What is uplift?
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8.
What is metamorphism?
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Exploring Earth: How Do Rocks Undergo Change?
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/
es0602page01.cfm
9.
On page 1, what 2 types of rock can be found in the Grand Canyon?
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Use the interactive rock cycle on page 2 to answer the next few questions:
10.
After clicking on the cloud, name the 4 interesting things formed by erosion.
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11.
After clicking on the river, how do large and small sediments travel in the river?
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12.
After clicking on melting, what do rocks turn into when they get too deep in Earth?
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On page 3, place your cursor over the arrows to answer the next two questions:
13.
What 2 processes turn a rock in to an igneous rock?
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Science - Notes
14.
What 2 forces turn a rock into a metamorphic rock?
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Real World Rocks:
Click on the following landforms (or search for them on Wikipedia) to determine
their location (U.S. state), type of rock (sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic),
and specific type of rock (limestone, sandstone, etc.).
Real World Rock
State
Type of Rock
15.
Delicate Arch
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M
16.
Devil’s Tower
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M
17.
Wash. Monument
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M
18.
Mt. Rushmore
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M
19.
El Capitan
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M
20.
The Palisades
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Science - Notes