Week 10

 

1. The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did.
1. In lab this week we talked about the rock cycle. In order to understand the rock cycle, we had to do research on what the rock circle contains, as well as had to figure out how to make it. We used starbursts in class to make our models of the rocky cycle. The cycle begins with the formation of igneous rocks and then ends back on the reformation of igneous rocks. It is a continuous, natural process that demonstrates how rocks can change from one type to another over time. 

1. A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture.
1. In the lecture, we discussed plate tectonics. We reviewed the different types of them. Divergent plates are moving away from each other, convergent plates come together, and then transform plates are sliding past one another. We also began to look at the rock cycle. When talking about the rock cycle we learned about extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks. 
2. Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading:
   1. What did you learn?
   1. I learned that volcanoes have created more than 80% of our Earth's surface.
   2. What was most helpful?
   1. The most helpful part I learned from the reading was the two types of volcanic eruptions. 
   3. What do you need more information on?
   1. I am still confused about the Superposition and the Original Horizontality.