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Science 7. Discovering Science 7 Unit 4 “Earth’s Crust”. Chapter 10. Earth’s Crust Is Made Up Off Rocks And Mineral. Minerals vs. Rocks. Minerals – A mineral is a pure substance ex. Gold Rocks – A rock is a mixture of two or more minerals. ex. Granite.

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  1. Science 7 Discovering Science 7 Unit 4 “Earth’s Crust”

  2. Chapter 10 Earth’s Crust Is Made Up Off Rocks And Mineral.

  3. Minerals vs. Rocks • Minerals – A mineral is a pure substance ex. Gold • Rocks – A rock is a mixture of two or more minerals. ex. Granite

  4. Mineral/Rock Identification • Lustre – how light is reflected of the material (Dull, Glassy or metallic). • Colour – Spectrum of colour. • Hardness – Moh’s Hardness Scale (1 softest ex. Talc and 10 hardest ex. Diamond). • Streak – Residue left after a rock is streak across porcelain (powder,…) • Cleavage – Splitting along smooth, flat surfaces called planes. Ex. Mica • Fracture – Splitting along rough jagged edges.

  5. Families of Rocks Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic

  6. Igneous Rock • Intrusive Rock - Formed when molted rock (magma) cools under the surface of the earth. ex. Granite • Extrusive Rock – Formed when molted rock (lava) cools on the surface of the earth. ex. Obsidian

  7. Sedimentary Rock • Formed when loose particles, weathered and eroded away, are compacted together. The extreme pressure and heat help cement the particles together. • Cementation – Process by which pieces of sediments are held together by another material. • Layers of sediments form beds.

  8. Sedimentary Rock

  9. Metamorphic Rock • Metamorphic means “changed form”. • Formed when extreme pressure and heat, or hot fluid changes one type of rock into another. • The formation of metamorphic rock is a slow process. • Parent Rock - The type of rock which has been changed into metamorphic rock.

  10. Metamorphic Rock

  11. The Rock Cycle

  12. Many Things Are Made From Minerals and Rocks • Zippers • Watches • Shirts • Blood • Muscles • Shoes • Detergents

  13. Mineral and Rock Resources • Petroleum and Coal – made from the remains of once living things. • Metals – Copper, Zinc, Nickel, iron, … • Gems – Sapphires, Diamonds, emerald, Amethyst, …

  14. Chapter 11 Earth’s Crust Is Constantly Changing.

  15. The Layers of the Earth

  16. The Earth’s Moving Crust Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) • Paleogeographic Evidence – Shape of Continent - Pangaea - Theory of Continental Drift • Biological Evidence – Fossils • Geological Evidence – Rocks and Rock Layer • Meteorological Evidence – Climate Change

  17. Wegner’s Theory Rejected What caused the plates to move? Without an answer, some scientist rejected his theories. Today we accept the explanation of convection currents

  18. Evidence From The Sea Floor • Sonar(Sound Waves) • Magnetometers(Magnetic Fields) • Deep Sea Drilling(Core Samples)

  19. Types of Plate Boundaries • DivergentBoundaries – Pulling apart • ConvergentBoundaries – Pushing together • TransformBoundaries – Sliding past (J. Tuzo Wilson)

  20. Convection Currents • The driving force that possible causes plates tectonics (movement of the earth’s crust). * The creation of subduction zones – The area of the crust when one plate is push below another plate.

  21. Earth’s Crust Catastrophe’s Earthquakes - Seismograph (Seismic Waves) - Bedrock - Richter Scale - Focus and Epicentre Volcanoes Occur: - areas where plates converge - areas where plates diverge - areas where plates are thin (hotspots)

  22. Mountain Building • Fold Mountains • Fault Block Mountains • Volcanic Eruption

  23. The Geological Time Scale The Fossil Record – The Origin of Man “Evolution vs. Creation” Precambrian– formation of the Earth and appearance of simple life forms. Paleozoic– appearance of more complex life forms . Mesozoic– appearance and extinction of dinosaurs. Cenozoic– appearance of humans.

  24. Chapter 12 Soil Is The Living Component Of Earth’s Crust.

  25. Weathering Weathering is the mechanical and/or chemical breakdown of rocks. • Chemical - Acid rain and ground water -Acid actions of organism (animals and plants) • Mechanical • Ice/Frost Wedging • Plant roots Wedging • Animal Factor – pathways, burrow, …

  26. Erosion Erosion is the process that loosens and moves weathered rock particles over the earth’s surface. • Water in motion • Meteorological processes(rain and wind) • Geological processes(gravity and glaciers)

  27. Classifying Soil • Soil is a combination of eroded “rocks and minerals”, “water”, “air”, and “organic material.” • Humas is material made from breaking down plant And animal remains. • Texture relates to how soil feels when robbed between fingers. - Coarse-textured(sandy, gravel). - Medium-textured(loamy). - ne-textured(clay).

  28. Porosity and Permeability • Porosity The amount of empty space in soil or a rock. • Permeability The measure of how easily liquids and gases pass through a soil or a rock

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