CENTRAL MODERN SCHOOL

Session: 2021 – 2022

CLASS: IX
SUBJECT: HCG II-Geography
WEEK: 19th July – 23rd July
LESSON PLAN FOR: 20th July, 2021
TOPIC: Rocks
PORTION OF THE DAY: Explanation from page 46-48

Classification of sedimentary rocks on the basis of transporting agent

(running water, wind glacier, ocean currents, sea waves, etc.)

THE ARGILLACEOUS ROCKS

They are also called aqueous rocks as they are formed in water bodies. There is
dominance of clay. Further classified into:
a. Riverine sedimentary rocks- due to deposition of sediments by river in
riverbeds and floodplains.
b. Lacustrine sedimentary rocks- due to deposition of sediments in lakes.
c. Marine sedimentary rocks- due to deposition on the coastal areas towards the
open ocean and seas by waves.

THE AEOLIAN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

They are formed due to deposition by winds after mechanical weathering in hot and
dry areas in the form of sands blown by wind. E.g. loess deposits.

THE GLACIAL SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

The glacial deposits are called glacial drifts and also moraines (lateral, medial,
ground and terminal).

There are two other types of sedimentary rocks- carbonaceous and calcareous.

CHARACTERISTICS OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

They are comparatively softer than igneous rocks; they have horizontal layers; they
have fossils of plants and animals between the layers; they are found over largest
surface area (75 percent); underwater rocks have mud cracks or ripple marks of
waves; composition depends on nature of cementing elements and rock forming
elements; they are not crystalline or massive.

METAMORPHIC ROCKS
The rocks originating at or near the Earth’s surface when subjected to tremendous
heat or pressure are metamorphic rocks. The word metamorphic means change in
form. The original characteristics of the rocks like colour, texture, hardness and
mineral composition changes. Both igneous and sedimentary rocks may chnge into
metamorphic rocks. The process is called metamorphism. There is no disintegration
or decomposition of rocks and they remain in their original position. Examples: slate,
marble, quartzite, graphite, gneiss, schist, etc.
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Session: 2021 – 2022

TYPES
• Thermal metamorphism- the rocks change under influence of high
temperature. Example: limestone to marble, sandstone to quartzite, shale to
slate, coal to graphite.
• Dynamic metamorphism- the rocks change under the influence of pressure at
great depths. Example: granite to gneiss, shale to schist.

Do the work neatly in fair exercise book:

Worksheet

1. Classify argillaceous rocks.

2. What is metamorphic rock?
3. Distinguish between thermal and dynamic metamorphism.

Important practice:

• Always wear facemask even when you are at home.

• Converse in English at home with parents, peers, siblings and cousins as
much as possible.
Note:

Submission of exercise book- To be informed later.

Teacher’s name: Sukanya Banerjee

Date: 18.07.2021