Bellringer January 9, 2017 What are the three types of rocks? Rock can be broken down into fragments (smaller pieces) by water, ice, wind, and temperature change. What is this process called? What is the process called where sediment is moved from one place to another? What type of rock forms from the processes mentioned in #2 and #3 above?

Bellringer January 10, 2017 Write a 4 sentence paragraph summarizing what takes place in the rock cycle.

Bellringer January 11, 2017 Fill in the blanks. Rock is ____________ changing. The three classes of rock are ________, _________, and __________. Define the words in complete sentences. Erosion Deposition Rift zone

Bellringer January 12, 2017 List two processes that affect rock and take place on the Earth’s surface. List one process that affects rock and takes place below the Earth’s surface. How does uplift differ from subsidence? Why would a rift zone be a common place for igneous rock to form? How can subsidence lead to the formation of sedimentary rock?

Bellringer January 13, 2017 What type of rock can form from the remains of organisms that lived in water? Through high temperature and pressure, what type of rock is formed? What type of rock can form crystals when molten lava cools? How can sedimentary rock become metamorphic rock?