Getting Started
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Your Goal - You will have investigated how the process of
Your Goal - You will have investigated how the process of
weathering, erosion, and deposition have shaped the Earth's surface.
weathering, erosion, and deposition have shaped the Earth's surface.
Question: How can you predict the effects of erosion and deposition?
The Rock Cycle
The Rock Cycle
Your Goal - You will be able to describe the processes that form various types of rock
Your Goal - You will be able to describe the processes that form various types of rock
and how they involve the cycling of matter and the flow of energy.
and how they involve the cycling of matter and the flow of energy.
Question: How does the flow of energy relate to the formation. mining, and burning of coal by humans as an energy source.
Earth’s Plates
Earth’s Plates
Your Goal - You will be able to analyze data
Your Goal - You will be able to analyze data
to provide evidence for plate tectonics.
to provide evidence for plate tectonics.
Question: How might this island appear overnight?
Earth’s Changing Surface
Earth’s Changing Surface
Your Goal - You will be able to explain how
Your Goal - You will be able to explain how
geologic processes have shaped Earth's surfaces.
geologic processes have shaped Earth's surfaces.
Question: How can geological processes at work today help geologists
infer what happened to the Earth's surfaces in the past
and help geologists predict what can happen to the Earth's surfaces in the future?
