Geology

You will read the material provided via the web links to learn the material and find the answers to the questions on the quiz.

Here is a link to an interactive website with a list of short passages on the rock cycle. Please read sections: introduction, the types of rocks, and how rocks change. Feel free (although not required) to do the activities or watch the animations provided.

http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/index.html

Here is a web link to erosion and the weathering down of rocks and land in the Arctic.

http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/earths-changing-surface/the-forces-that-change-the-face-of-earth

After reading and viewing the material provided, think of your hometown and/or surrounding area. Evaluate it and provide an example of erosion or an example of one of the steps in the rock cycle. Explain your answer on a sheet of paper.