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Gizmo Instructions
If you have not yet signed up for Gizmos, follow these instructions:
Go to http://go-el.com/join
Use code ELPFXXTR
Click next
If you've used Gizmos before and remember your login information, log into your account. Otherwise, create a new account
Write down your username and password and put this information in a safe place
What happens to hot lava after it erupts from a volcano?
How does rock turn into soil?
The Mississippi River carries tons of tiny rock fragments called sediments into the Gulf of Mexico. What do you think will happen to these sediments after a few million years?
Gizmo Warm-up
Over millions of years, rocks are broken down and transformed into other rocks. The Rock Cycle Gizmo illustrates the different transformations that make up the rock cycle. Before exploring the Gizmo, take a look at the image.
What types of solid rocks are show in the diagram? (Select 3 responses)
Magma is molten (liquid) rock under Earth’s surface. Based on the image, how do you think magma turns into extrusive igneous rock?
Click Extrusive igneous rock button to the right of the image. Were you correct?
Click Magma. How hot is magma?
Click Crystallization (below ground). What kind of rock is formed when magma cools below the surface?
Click Exposure and weathering. What forms when rocks break down?
Click Erosion and deposition. In what ways are sediments transported?
Click Lithification and compaction. (Lithification is hardening into rock.) What kind of rock is formed from sediments?
Click Increase temp. and pressure. What kind of rock is formed?
Click Melt. What is formed when rocks melt deep underground?
Describe: Select the PATH tab. What are the steps in this rock cycle shown in the Gizmo?
List each step or paste a screen shot from the Gizmo showing the completed steps.
Drag and drop the labels below the image to complete the diagram below and fill in the empty boxes with the names of the processes that change rocks from one type to another.
