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1 I am a pebble on a beach. How did I end up here from the mountains?

2 To understand the effects of the rock movement

3 What are the different types of rocks and how did they form?

4 Southerndown rocks

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6 Rock folds at Southerndown

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8 This hotel in Scarborough fell in to the sea. This folly in Dorset is being moved 30m inland. This mansion is now even closer to the sea than planned

9 When this cliff collapsed, fossil hunters were out in droves. Why?

10 Volcano

11 Rock Cycle SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic

12 Sedimentary Rock

13 Igneous Rock

14 Metamorphic Rock

15 Rock Cycle

16 Changing one type of rock to another - The rock cycle

17 Structure of the Earth The Earth is almost a sphere. These are its main layers, starting with the outermost layer: the crust (relatively thin and rocky) the mantle (has the properties of a solid but can flow very slowly) the outer core (made from liquid nickel and iron) the inner core (made from solid nickel and iron)

18 Why do the facing coasts of Africa and South America have similar rocks and fossils despite being thousands of miles apart?

19 Continental Drift

20 Plate Tectonics


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