the Earth’s crust‚ rock is usually defined as a mixture of common minerals. Rocks can be hard or soft‚ as small as a grain or as large as a building. They have been an integral part of the history of mankind‚ first being used as tools for hunting and defense‚ and as a building materials to construct shelters and monuments. Combined with the effects of tectonics‚ weathering and vegetation‚ rocks define the natural landscapes we see around us. The minerals and metals we find in rocks are essential to
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At a granular level‚ rocks are composed of grains of minerals‚ which‚ in turn‚ are homogeneous solids formed from a chemical compound that is arranged in an orderly manner. The aggregate minerals forming the rock are held together by chemical bonds. The types and abundance of minerals in a rock are determined by the manner in which the rock was formed. Many rocks contain silica (SiO2); a compound of silicon and oxygen that forms 74.3% of the Earth’s crust. This material forms crystals with other
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WHAT ARE ROCKS? What are Rocks? Making up most of the Earth’s crust‚ rocks are usually defined as a mixture of common minerals. Rocks can be hard or soft‚ as small as a grain or as large as a building. Combined with the effects of weathering and vegetation (vegetation can also weather rock as the tree or bush is "yanked" out of the ground by forces of wind or by merely falling over after it has died. Root systems tend to go under the surface and attach themselves to
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Habits How are habits formed? How can they be changed? 11/9/2013 Psychology 103 Almost everyone (if not all people) have a habit; it could be a good habit or a bad one. One thing most do not know is how a habit is formed? Can they be changed? A habit is a recurrent‚ often unconscious pattern of behaviors that is acquired through frequent repetition‚ and tends to occur subconsciously. Habits emerge because the brain is constantly seeking ways to conserve energy. It looks for a cue that
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The rock cycle is very important to us because it explains the way the different types of rocks are formed on earth. Geologists classify rocks in three groups‚ depending on the Earth processes that made them. Some rocks are formed by heat and pressure. Other rocks are formed by weathering and erosion. The three rock groups are igneous‚ sedimentary‚ and metamorphic rocks. Igneous rocks are formed from melted rock that has cooled and solidified. They can form underground or above ground. Underground
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Lesson 13.6 HOW WAS THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO FORMED? In 1912‚ Alfred Wegener proposed the past existence of a supercontinent called Pangaea (or Pangea). According to Wegener‚ Pangaea had split apart into a northern half called “Laurasia” and a southern half called “Gondwanaland”. Surrounded by a global ocean called “Panthalassa” and separated by a big body of water called “Tethys Sea”. The slow drifting of continents has been occurring over the past 250 million years. In the 1960s‚ the theory
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The Rock Cycle & Classification of Rocks The rock cycle is the formation‚ breakdown and reformation of a rock as a result of sedimentary‚ igneous‚ and metamorphic processes. The rock cycle is an illustration that is used to describe how the three rock types are related and how Earth processes change a rock from one type to another over time. Each group contains a collection of rock types that differ from each other on the basis of the size‚ shape and arrangement of mineral grains. Due to the driving
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explain how rock cycle operates. How do rocks metamorphose at destructive plate boundary? Rock cycle is a cycle that describes how rocks are transformed. Igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock or metamorphic rock. Sedimentary rock can change into metamorphic rock or into igneous rock. Metamorphic rock can change into igneous or sedimentary rock. Besides‚ metamorphism at the destructive plate boundaries creates different characteristics of rocks. Operation of the rock cycle The Rock Cycle
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Mark T. Figueroa‚ MM CASE #3: HI-Q HIGH SCHOOL: WHERE DO I BEGIN I. Point of View The time context is assumed to be at present‚ since the case is silent as to when the problem happened. There are already established private high schools in the area‚ but no high tuition private high school serving the segment (high income families) in particular. Prof. Bituin Abergas will establish under DEpEd Rules and Regulations for Private Schools in Basic Education. There are private elementary
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Formation of Rocks The three main ways rocks are formed: • Sedimentary rocks are formed through the gradual accumulation of sediment: for example‚ sand on a beach or mud on a river bed. As the sediment is buried it is compacted as more and more material is deposited on top. Eventually the sediment will become so dense that it is essentially rock. This process is known as lithification. • Igneous rocks are rocks which have crystallized from a melt or magma. The melt is made up of various components
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