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Date: _______________________________ Topic 1: Minerals Key Questions: 1) What are the basic building blocks of minerals? 2) What five characteristics do minerals have? 3) Explain the two ways minerals form? Provide an example for each. 4) What is the general structure of minerals? 5) Provide two examples of common minerals and their uses. What is a gem? Ore? Topic 2: Identifying Minerals Key Questions: 1) What tests can be performed to determine a minerals identity? 2) Be able to read and interpret the Mohs Hardness Scale. Topic 3: Igneous Rocks Key Questions: 1) How are coarse-­‐grained igneous rocks formed? Fine-­‐grained igneous rocks? Provide examples. 2) What mineral is most common in magma? 3) How is magma formed? 4) What four factors determine the composition of magma? 5) Explain how each of the four factors effect magma composition. Topic 4: Classifying Igneous Rocks Key Questions: 1) Be able to describe the different mineral compositions of igneous rocks. 2) What are other features used classify igneous rocks? 3) Apply what you know about cooling rates to explain differences in crystal sizes. Topic 5: Sedimentary Rocks Key Questions: 1) How are sedimentary rocks formed? Explain in detail. 2) What are the four agents of erosion? 3) What are some features of sedimentary rocks?
Topic 6: Metamorphic Rocks
Key Questions: 1) Explain two features used to classify metamorphic rocks. 2) Explain the three main types of metamorphism. 3) Draw and label the rock cycle. Topic 7: The Grand Canyon Know the answers to the questions from the movie handout!