Download Objectives for Geology Exam

Objectives for Geology Exam
(Pages numbers refer to The blue Earth Science Text)
1. Be able to explain all characteristics and facts associated with
minerals. (notes and chapter 9)
2. Be able to group minerals based on their chemical formula (notes and
chapter 9)
3. Be able to explain the characteristics used to identify minerals
including unusual properties. (notes and chapter 9
4. Be able to draw the rock cycle with all its stages and processes (notes,
diagram and chapter 10.1)
5. Be able to group igneous rocks based on their formation and mineral
content and know the examples of each grouping. (notes and chapter
10.2)
6. Be able to group sedimentary rocks based on their formation and
sediment. Know the examples of each grouping. (notes and chapter
10.3)
7. Be able to group metamorphic rocks based on their formation and
description. Know the examples of each grouping. (notes and 10.4)
8. Be able to explain Isostasy, Continental Drift and Sea Floor Spreading
(Paleomagnetism) in regards to what they revel about the Earth. (notes
– pgs. 67-71, 83-84)
9. Be able to state the major occurrences during the break-up of Pangaea
(notes – pgs. 365-369)
10.Be able to define plate tectonics. Describe and diagram all the ways
that tectonic plates move along boundaries and what causes this
motion. Explain the feature associated with each movement. Ex.
(Volcanoes, earthquakes, ridges …) (notes – pgs. 73-75)