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Grade 11 – EARTH SCIENCE

Name: ___________________________ Date: _________ Rating/Score_________

Weathering and The Earth’s Interior

Activity 1: Match it!
Directions: Match the descriptions in column B to the terms in Column A. Write the
correct letter beside the number.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
_______1. Weathering A. dissociation of molecules into ions; Common
examples include dissolution of calcite and salt

_______2. Biological activity B. wearing away of rocks by constant collision of

_______3. Abrasion
_______4. Salt crystal growth
_______5. Frost wedging
_______6. Dissolution
_______7. Oxidation
_______8. Hydrolysis
_______9. Mechanical
Weathering
_______10. Chemical
weathering
can
loose particles
C. reaction between minerals and oxygen dissolve
water
D. change in the composition of minerals when they
react with water
E. physical disintegration and reduction in the size of
the rocks without changing their chemical
composition.
F. describes the breaking down or dissolving of rocks
and minerals on the surface of the Earth.
G. decomposes, dissolves, alters or weakens the rock
through chemical processes to form residual
materials.
H. plants and animals (including humans) as agent of
mechanical weathering
I. when water gets inside the joints, alternate freezing
and thawing episodes pry the rock apart.
J. force exerted by salt crystal that formed as water
evaporates from pore spaces or cracks in rocks
causes the rock to fall apart

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Target Competency: Describe how rocks undergo weathering (S11ES-IIb-c-22)
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Activity 2: Weathering with Two
Directions: Choose any 2 types of weathering. Draw the BEFORE and AFTER images
for each. Include an explanation for the changes. For example, in a BEFORE image, a
drawing of a hillside along a road may be shown, in the AFTER image, there is a
landslide shown, which includes an explanation related to the event. You may add other
details to your answer.
(1) Type of Weathering:
BEFORE AFTER

Explanation:

(2) Type of Weathering:

BEFORE AFTER

Explanation:

Activity 3: The Rate of Weathering

Directions: Directions: Fill out the table with the factors that affect the rate of
weathering.
1. The minerals that constitute rocks have different
susceptibilities to weathering. The susceptibility of
minerals (from high to low) roughly follows the
inverse of the order of crystallization of minerals _________________________
in the Bowen’s reaction series. Thus, olivine which
crystallizes first is the least resistant whereas;
quartz which crystallizes last is the most resistant.
2. Physical weathering occurs more quickly on a
steep slope than on a gentle one. On a gentle
_________________________
slope, water may stay longer in contact with the
rocks, hence chemical weathering is enhanced.
3. Areas that are cold and dry tend to have slow
_________________________
rates of chemical weathering and weathering is

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mostly physical; chemical weathering is most active
in areas with high temperature and rainfall.
4. Rate of weathering is affected by the presence of
joints, folds, faults, bedding planes through which
agents of weathering enter a rock mass. Highly _________________________
jointed/fractured rocks disintegrate faster than a
solid mass of rock of the same dimension
5. Length of exposure to agents of weather
_________________________
determines the degree of weathering of a rock

Activity 4: The Earth’s Internal Heat

Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Write T on the space provided if the
statement it correct. Write F on the line if you think the statement is incorrect.

________1. Primordial heat. The general term for the heat imparted to a planetary body
by the processes of its formation and differentiation.
________2. Radioactive heat (the heat generated by short-term radioactive decay).
________3. Geothermal gradient or geotherm: the temperature increase with depth into
Earth.
________4. Mantle is considerably hotter than the crust, and the core is much hotter
than the mantle.
________5. Convection occurs at the mantle but not between the core and mantle or
even between the asthenosphere and lithosphere (except at sea-floor
spreading zones).

Activity 5: The Earth’s Interior

Directions: Fill in the component words or phrases on the blank boxes to complete the
diagram.

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Activity 6: Processes of Magma Formation
Directions: Demonstrate your understanding of special conditions required for the
formation of magma by explaining what happens in each of the diagrams
DIAGRAM EXPLANATION

Source: Source: K to 12 Senior High School Core Curriculum – Earth and Life Science August 2016.

Activity 7: Locations of Magma Formation

Directions: Match the picture in column A with column B then match column B with column C.
Write the letter of the corresponding image or statement on the space provided before the
number.
A B C
_________1. _________4.
D.)As the oceanic slab is down-thrusted along
A.) Mid- subduction zones, the change in temperature and
oceanic pressure conditions brings about mineral instability
ridges (e.g. hydrous minerals) and the release of water to
the surrounding hot rocks.
_________2. _________5. E.)the rising magma in mantle convection cell brings
heat to the surface, transferring heat to the overlying
B.) Mantle rocks. The transfer of heat due to convection is
plumes(hot accompanied by a decrease in pressure or
spots): "decompression" associated with the spreading of
the lithospheric plates. These two work in tandem
promoting the partial melting of rocks along the
spreading center.
_________3. _________6. F.)Similar to mid-oceanic ridges, the transfer of heat
C.)Subduction and decompression result to magma generation.
zones The source of heat for mantle plumes is much
deeper.

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Target Competency: Describe how rocks undergo weathering (S11ES-IIb-c-22)
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Source: Source: K to 12 Senior High School Core Curriculum – Earth and Life Science August 2016.

Magma and Metamorphism

Activity 8: Composition of Magma
Directions: Find and encircle the vocabulary words in the grid. Describe the terms in relation to
magma in the table.

Terms Description Terms Description

BUOYANCY MAGMA

DENSITY
MAGMA CHAMBER
CONTRAST

DISSOLVE WATER SILICA

FELSIC TEMPERATURE

MAFIC VISCOSITY

Activity 9: Bowen’s Reaction Series

Directions: Use the diagram to answer the following questions that follow.

Source: https://zengeology.weebly.com/uploads/4/1/5/3/41533293/bowen_reaction_series_activity2.pdf

1. What minerals would you expect to find in the following rocks?

Basalt - __________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

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Target Competency: Describe what happens after magma is formed (S11ES-IIc-25)
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1. Diorite - _________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
2. Granite - _________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
3. Gabbro- _________________________________________________________
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You have a magma that is at very high temperature and pressure. What minerals would
be present in the rock that would form from this magma if it solidified quickly inside the
earth (intrusive)? Why?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

Activity 10: Magmatic Differentiation

Directions: Identify the magmatic differentiation being described. Choose your answer
from the box below.

Partial Melting Assimilation/contamination of magma by crustal rocks

Bowen’s reaction Magma mixing

Crystal Fractionation Crystallization

______________________ 1. A series that describes the sequence of mineral

crystallization in a cooling magma.

______________________ 2. A chemical process by which the composition of a

______________________
______________________
______________________
liquid, such as magma, changes due to
crystallization
3. As described in Bowen’s reaction series, quartz and
muscovite are basically formed under low
temperature conditions, making them the first ones
to melt from the parent rock once exposed in higher
temperature and/or pressure
4. This may occur when two different magma rises,
with the more buoyant mass overtakes the more
slowly rising body.
5. A reaction that occurs when the crust is mixed up
with the rising magma.

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Target Competency: Describe what happens after magma is formed (S11ES-IIc-25)
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Activity 11: Metamorphism
Directions: Match the descriptions in column B to the terms in Column A. Write the
correct letter beside the number.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
_______1. Metamorphism A. have a layered or banded appearance
that is produced by exposure to heat and
directed pressure.

_______2. Metamorphic grade B. pertains to the temperature and/or

pressure condition(s) to which a rock has
been subjected during metamorphism.

_______3. Foliation C. is the recrystallization of minerals in

rocks due to a change in pressure and
temperature conditions.
_______4. Pelitic rock D. is a term applied to metamorphic rocks
derived from a fine-grained

_______5. Non-foliated E. do not have a platy or sheet-like

metamorphic rocks structure it is formed when heat is the
main agent of metamorphism.

_______6. Foliated metamorphic rocks F. is the pervasive planar structure that

results from the nearly parallel alignment
of sheet silicate mineral sand/or
compositional and mineralogical in the
rock.

Activity 12: Index Minerals in Metamorphism

Directions: Answer the following questions using the image as reference.

Source: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/visualgeology/geology101/Geology100Exams/MetamorphicVers2.pdf

1. What minerals would be stable at temperatures around:

400 °C - _________________________________________________________
600 °C - _________________________________________________________
710 °C – _________________________________________________________

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Target Competency: Describe the changes in mineral components and texture of rocks due to
changes in pressure and temperature (metamorphism) (S11ES-IIc-26)
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2. What is the relationship between textural type of metamorphic rock and
metamorphic grade?
___________________________________________________________________
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3. What is the relationship between metamorphic grade and facies development?

___________________________________________________________________
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4. What is the average temperature for the onset of metamorphism?
___________________________________________________________________
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5. If a mudstone undergoes metamorphism under wet conditions at temperatures
above ~700o C, then what will happen?
___________________________________________________________________
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Activity 13: Characteristics of Metamorphic Rocks

Directions: Write true if the statement is correct. Otherwise, change the underlined
term to make the statement correct.

__________________1. Metamorphic rocks are classified according to their shapes.

__________________2. A foliated metamorphic rock has mineral crystals arranged in
bands.
__________________3. The texture of a metamorphic rock refers to the arrangement
of its mineral crystals.
__________________4. Foliated metamorphic rocks usually break along their outer
edges.
__________________5. Marble contains large mineral crystals of quartz.

Activity 14: Characteristics of Metamorphic Rocks 2.0

Directions: Classify each rock listed as foliated or non-foliated. Write your answer in
the space provided.

__________________1. Quartzite
__________________2. Gneiss
__________________3. Slate
__________________4. Marble
__________________5. Schist

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Target Competency: Describe the changes in mineral components and texture of rocks due to
changes in pressure and temperature (metamorphism) (S11ES-IIc-26)
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