Transcript Rocks and Weathering (Power point presentation)

Rocks and
Weathering
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Q1. What do we call a
naturally occurring
aggregate of minerals?
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A1. Rock
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Q2. What do we call the
physical, biological or
chemical breakdown of
rocks?
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A2. Weathering
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Q3. What do we call the
transport of weathered
rock?
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A3. Erosion
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Q4. What do we call the
deposition (laying down)
of small particles of rock,
usually on a sea or river
bed?
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A4. Sedimentation
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Q5. What word means
rubbing away, for
example when rocks are
swept along by a river?
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A5. Abrasion
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Q6. What do you call the
place where a river joins
the sea?
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A6. An estuary
A delta
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Q7. What do you call a
valley full of flowing ice?
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A7. A glacier
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Q8. Give a word that
means able to soak up
liquid like a sponge
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A8. Porous
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Q9. Name a hard, white
form of calcium
carbonate that can be
polished and that is used
to make statues?
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A9. Marble
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Q10. Name a soft, white
form of calcium
carbonate that forms the
cliffs near Dover.
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A10. Chalk
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Q11. Name a form of
calcium carbonate that is
softer than marble but
harder than chalk.
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A11. Limestone
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Q12. Name a hard,
igneous rock with large
pink, grey, black and
white crystals.
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A12. Granite
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Q13. Name a black,
volcanic rock with tiny
crystals.
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A13. Basalt
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Q14. Name the shiny
black, glassy volcanic
rock which has no
crystals in it.
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A14. Obsidian
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Q15. Name a light grey
volcanic rock that floats
on water. It is used to
remove hard skin.
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A15. Pumice
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Q16. What do we call
liquid drops that fall from
the sky in a storm?
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A16.
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Rain
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Well Done!
Now check your score
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