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All about rocks
Chemistry
Natural
Disasters
On the 23rd of April 1902
mt pele erupted on the
eastern islands of the
caribbean
More than 29,000 people
were killed at the eruption
of mt pele in the
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the city was completely
destroyed by this
destruction
Only two people survived the
eruption in the city along with
the few tens of people caught
in the margin of the cloud
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Rocks and
their uses
Different types of grains in rocks
Rocks are made Each grain in a piece of rock is The grains in a rock can
of grains that fit made from a mineral, which is have different colours
together a chemical compound shapes and sizes
Other rocks
Interlocking have rounded
grains fit tightly grains
together
Porous
It is more likely for rocks with rounded Generally speaking, rocks with
grains than those with interlocking rounded grains are softer and
grains to absorb water. This is a result more crumbly than rocks with
interlocking grains. As a result,
of the water's ability to enter the
porous rocks are typically softer
spaces between the grains. The term
than non-porous ones.
"porous" refers to rocks that can
absorb water.
Granite is an interlocking
Sandstone is a rounded
grain rock
grain rock
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Igneous
Metamorphi
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Igneous rocks are
How would formed when magma
igneous rocks (molten rock) cools and
crystalizes
formed
This can happen either at
volcanoes on the surface
of the Earth or while the
melted rock is still inside
the crust
Granite is a type of
igneous rock
How are metamorphic rocks
formed
Metamorphic
rocks are formed
when rocks are
exposed to high
heat or high
pressure
Rocks can also go Marble is a
through physical type of
changes when metamorphi
tectonic plates c rock
move
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Weathering
and erosion
The mechanical destruction of
rocks and minerals is known as
physical weathering. For
example rocks can crack due to
the freezing of water
The chemical breakdown of Rock is broken down by people,
rocks is known as chemical animals, and plants, which is
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acidic water falls on limestone a [Link] example animals
chemical reaction happens can burrow into a crack in a rock
Erosion is the
gradual
breaking down
or destruction
of rock
When ice, water, wind, or
gravity take up and transfer
rocks and sediments to another
location, erosion occurs.
How can glaciers erode rocks/Land?
Glaciers cause erosion They freeze to the
in two main ways: bottom of the glacier
plucking and abrasion. and are carried away
by the flowing ice.
A glacier picks up A glacier scrapes the
boulders and other bottom rock through a
sediments through the process known as
process of plucking. abrasion.
Sedimentar
y Rocks
How are sedimentary
rocks formed
Sedimentary rocks are
produced when sediment is
deposited as a result of
gravity, wind, ice, air, and
water movements that carry
the suspended particles.
Sandstone is a sedimentary
rock
Fossils
The skeleton remains when an animal passes
away because the soft parts of its body
disintegrate first. Sediment, which is made up of
tiny rocks, bury this. The sediment surrounding
the skeleton begins to harden and turn into rock
as more layers of sediment are added on top.
THE ROCK CYCLE
