Download Date: Topic 1: Minerals Key Questions: 1) What are the bas

Date: _______________________________ Topic 1: Minerals
Key Questions: 1) What are the basic building blocks of minerals? What five characteristics do all minerals have? 2) Explain the two ways minerals form? Provide an example for each. 3) What is the general structure of minerals? What are some properties that affect minerals? Topic 2: Identifying Minerals Key Questions: 1) What tests can be performed and properties can be observed to determine a minerals identity? 2) Be able to read and interpret the Mohs Hardness Scale. Topic 3: Classifying Minerals Key Questions: 1) Describe the properties of each of the groups of minerals. Include an example & chemical formula. 2) Provide two examples of common minerals and their uses (from the reading). 3) What is a gem? Ore? How are ores mined? Why is it challenging work? Topic 4: Igneous Rocks Key Questions: 1) How are coarse-­‐grained igneous rocks formed? Fine-­‐grained igneous rocks? Provide examples. 2) Describe the composition of magma (3 groups). What mineral is most common in magma? 3) How is magma formed? What four factors determine the composition of magma? Explain. 4) Describe how partial melting, Bowen’s reaction series, and fractional crystallization affect magma. Topic 5: Classifying Igneous Rocks
Key Questions: 1) Be able to describe the different mineral compositions of igneous rocks. 2) What other features are used classify igneous rocks? 3) Apply what you know about cooling rates to explain differences in crystal sizes. Topic 6: Sedimentary Rocks
Key Questions: 1) How are sedimentary rocks formed? Explain in detail. What are some features of these rocks? 2) What are the four agents of erosion? Topic 7: Classifying Sedimentary Rocks
Key Questions: 1) How are sedimentary rocks classified? Explain. 2) Explain the difference between weathering and erosion. 3) Describe the properties of the categories of sedimentary rock. Include examples. Topic 8: 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 9: The Grand Canyon and Journey to the Earth’s Core Know the answers to the questions from the handout!