Weathering

types of bedrock observed in Barrington are granite, quartz monazite, and granodiorite. There was evidence of chemical weathering such as oxidation, or the accumulation of rust on rocks when iron within the rocks reacts with oxygen, as evident in figure 10.…

“ The process to become a sedimentary rock from a metamorphic rock is kind of complicated first we have to melt and become magma then we have to crystallized to become a igneous rock after that we have to go through weathering and erosion that might take awhile to become sediments “ said Erica but then Slate rudely interrupted her. “ What if something goes wrong “ said Slate “Nothing will go wrong and if it does we can always start over .” said Erica in a snappy way…

know is that all of these attractions were created by one phenomenon, glaciation. On three different occasions during the Great Ice Age era, Yosemite was masked by glacial advances. These specific glaciers “along with stream erosion and mechanical weathering, deepened Yosemite Valley, widened it and produced the extremely steep valley walls” (Glaciers, 2005-2014). Developing a breathtaking attraction…

Phyllis and I worked together to artificially create weathering and erosion. What was supposed to be an informational video about science, Phyllis somehow transformed into a talk show about weathering and erosion. She inserted some very bad puns in the middle of serious information. She interviewed other students about their opinion on certain matters, which included their thoughts…

You may hear the word volcano and think scorching hot lava, but there is more to these heated mountains than you think. Volcanos can be quit dangerous but we do benefit from them. Volcanos do not only affect us, they infect our environment in ways most people may not know. To start off, the population of volcanos has grown tremendously. In the 1900’s, “roughly 60 (volcanos) erupted each year” as stated in the first paragraph of the article “How Many Active Volcanoes Are There”. Now, it is know…

There are some good things and some bad things about how volcanoes affect our environment. Here are some things that a volcano can affect: soil, air, and the climate. How do volcanoes affect people and their environments? In some cases living by a volcano would be bad because of what it could cause. Living close to the vent of a volcano can be a dangerous hazard because the vent releases gases that could cause health problems. It is undetermined when a volcano will erupt. About 60 volcanoes are…

into rich soil, but that depends on the location of the volcano and the weather. It can take, “...thousands of years of weathering for the ash and rock deposits to form a rich soil.”(Source 2: Volcanic Soils) The rich soil is called “volcanic loam.” When the volcanic loam is forming it all depends on the weather. Source 2, “Volcanic Soils” says, “In Hawaii, for example, weathering from wind and rain occurs quickly because of the tropical climate. Hawaii’s lush vegetation is due to the rapid…

Nelson’s speaker in “Clay” describes how the Earth’s features appear to Carver. The speaker captures George Carver’s discovery of the true meaning of beauty. Clay has an important role in our world. From the rock cycle, clay is derived from the weathering of rocks. Erosion will further break down the rocks and turn them into sediment.…

The Cambrian explosion is referred to as “Biological Big Bang” (Science News) or “Evolution’s Big Bang” (Science) (Levinton, J. S.1992), because of the unexpectedness presence of animal life in the Cambrian. Figures have it that it started back 542 million years ago and terminated approximately 40 million years later. This era is marked by the emerging of profuse skeletonized metazoans, an abrupt intensification in biodiversity and the appearance of most modern lives (Von Bloh 18). Animals that…

Introduction: The Hawaiian Islands, a popular tourist location due to the inexpensive plane fare from the West Coast, are a convenient vacation get away. When I traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii for a month trip during summer break in July 2013, with my parents, I was able to explore many of Mauna Loa and Kilauea’s volcanic activity, history, and land formations. I also was able to walk out to the lava flowing into the ocean, viewing first hand, that the Big Island is continually expanding.…