Introduction to Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Learning Targets
Students will learn how the processes of melting, crystallization, weathering, deformation, and sedimentation act together to form minerals and rocks through the cycling of Earth’s materials.
Success Criteria
I can describe the various processes within the rock cycle.
I can demonstrate how the rock cycle is related to the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
What do you think happened in the following pictures?
Arches National Park
Jump-Off Joe in Oregon
Japan Coast before and After Tsunami
Okanagan Falls - California
Moving a Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks in the town of Buxton, North Carolina.
Quick Facts
Constructed - 1870
Height - 210’
Weight - 4,830 tons
Material
Foundation - granite, timber, rubble
Tower - brick
In 1999, due to the threat of shoreline erosion, the Cape Hatteras Light Station was successfully relocated 2,900 feet from the spot on which it had stood since 1870.
The lighthouse was moved in 23 days and now lies 1,500 feet from the seashore, its original distance from the sea.
https://www.nps.gov/caha/learn/historyculture/movingthelighthouse.htm
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