UNIT 2- Rocks, Soils, Weathering, & Mass Movements OBJECTIVES: SWBAT (Students will be able to…) - Identify the three major types of rocks and explain how they differ - Describe the rock cycle - List the forces that power Earth’s rock cycle - Compare and contrast intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks - Distinguish between clastic sedimentary rocks and chemical sedimentary rocks - Recognize foliated metamorphic rocks and describe how they form - Identify and describe the difference between Weathering and Erosion. - Give examples of mechanical and chemical weathering - Explain factors that influence the rate of weathering - Read and interpret a soil horizon diagram - Read and interpret a soil texture graph. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: - What are the three major types of rocks? - What powers Earth’s rock cycle? - How are intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks alike and different? - What are the major processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks? - What are foliated metamorphic rocks, and how do they form? - What are the three agents of metamorphism, and what kinds of changes does each cause? - How can the rate of mechanical weathering influence the rate of chemical weathering, and vice versa? - How does biological activity influence the rate of weathering? - What impact does climate have on the rate of weathering? - What factors influence the composition of soil at a given location? VOCABULARY: 3. sedimentary 4. metamorphic 1. rock 2. igneous rock 5. rock cycle rock rock 6. magma 7. lava 8. weathering 9. sediments 10. intrusive igneous rock 11. extrusive 12. erosion 13. deposition 14. compaction 15. cementation igneous rock 16. clastic 17. chemical 18. metamorphism 19. foliated 20. nonfoliated sedimentary rock sedimentary rock metamorphic rock metamorphic rock 23. Mechanical 24. Chemical 21. Weathering 22. Erosion 25. Frost Wedging (Physical) Weathering Weathering 26. Acid Rain 27. Exfoliation 28. Oxidation 29. Hydrolysis 30. Soil CLASSWORK/WORKSHEETS: Date Assignment Due Date Turned in? Score

UPCOMING TESTS OR PROJECTS: Date Test / Project UNIT 2- Rocks, Soils, Weathering, & Mass Movements OBJECTIVES: SWBAT (Students will be able to…) - Identify the three major types of rocks and explain how they differ - Describe the rock cycle - List the forces that power Earth’s rock cycle - Compare and contrast intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks - Distinguish between clastic sedimentary rocks and chemical sedimentary rocks - Recognize foliated metamorphic rocks and describe how they form - Identify and describe the difference between Weathering and Erosion. - Give examples of mechanical and chemical weathering - Explain factors that influence the rate of weathering - Read and interpret a soil horizon diagram - Read and interpret a soil texture graph. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: - What are the three major types of rocks? - What powers Earth’s rock cycle? - How are intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks alike and different? - What are the major processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks? - What are foliated metamorphic rocks, and how do they form? - What are the three agents of metamorphism, and what kinds of changes does each cause? - How can the rate of mechanical weathering influence the rate of chemical weathering, and vice versa? - How does biological activity influence the rate of weathering? - What impact does climate have on the rate of weathering? - What factors influence the composition of soil at a given location? VOCABULARY: 3. sedimentary 4. metamorphic 1. rock 2. igneous rock 5. rock cycle rock rock 6. magma 7. lava 8. weathering 9. sediments 10. intrusive igneous rock 11. extrusive 12. erosion 13. deposition 14. compaction 15. cementation igneous rock 16. clastic 17. chemical 18. metamorphism 19. foliated 20. nonfoliated sedimentary rock sedimentary rock metamorphic rock metamorphic rock 23. Mechanical 24. Chemical 21. Weathering 22. Erosion 25. Frost Wedging (Physical) Weathering Weathering 26. Acid Rain 27. Exfoliation 28. Oxidation 29. Hydrolysis 30. Soil CLASSWORK/WORKSHEETS: Date Assignment Due Date Turned in? Score

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