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• SCI 245 Entire Course

• SCI 245 Week 1 Assignment Minerals

• SCI 245 Week 1CheckPoint Study of Earth
• SCI 245 Week 1 Assignment Minerals
• SCI 245 Week 2 CheckPoint Fossils and the
  Geologic Column
• SCI 245 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2
• SCI 245 Week 3 CheckPoint Plate Tectonic Theory

• What are the four requirements for a material to
  be classified as a mineral?
• How do you differentiate between minerals?
  Briefly summarize the six methods to tell
  minerals apart.
• Summarize the major difference(s) between
  minerals and rocks.

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• SCI 245 Week 1 CheckPoint Study of Earth

• SCI 245 Week 2 CheckPoint Fossils and the
  Geologic Column

• Write a 200- to 300-word description of how these
  four subsystems interact with one another. In
  your response, identify one type of resource from
  each subsystem on which people depend.

• Your instructor will assign you one of the
  following methods of evaluating geologic time
  Absolute Dating/Numerical Age or Relative Dating.
  Describe your assigned method and how it is used
  to evaluate geologic time. Review another
  students method that is different from yours.
  Reply to another student who describes a
  different method than yours and comment on which
  method you think is more reliable or accurate.

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• SCI 245 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• SCI 245 Week 3 Assignment Earthquakes

• Your instructor will assign you one of the
  following methods of evaluating geologic time
  Absolute Dating/Numerical Age or Relative Dating.
  Describe your assigned method and how it is used
  to evaluate geologic time. Review another
  students method that is different from yours.

• When the Earth does quake and shake, how does it
  move?
• What are the events that cause the Earth to quake
  and shake?
• How are earthquakes measured?
• Briefly describe the two types of body waves an
  earthquake creates.

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• SCI 245 Week 3 CheckPoint Plate Tectonic Theory

• SCI 245 Week 4 CheckPoint Igneous Rocks

• After viewing the animation, your brother has a
  look of disbelief on his face, Cmon, really?
  Our whole continent moves? Thats bogus! Instead
  of blowing him off like you usually do, you
  decide to sit down and educate him about plate
  tectonics. First, you give him an overview about
  two historical figures that contributed to the
  plate tectonic theory.

• Where do igneous rocks originate?
• How are they formed?
• What are the two categories of igneous rocks?
• What are the distinguishing characteristics
  between the two categories of rocks?

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• SCI 245 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• SCI 245 Week 5 Assignment Sedimentary Rocks

• Which type of plate margin commonly forms
  volcanoes? Name one of the most popular volcanoes
  in the United States or the world. If you need
  assistance, review the Ring of Fire animation on
  the student Web site or http//nationalatlas.gov/d
  ynamic/dyn_volcano.html. Discuss whether or not
  the volcano is active and how it has impacted the
  area.

• Where do sedimentary rocks originate?
• How are they formed?
• What are the three categories of sedimentary
  rocks?
• What are the distinguishing characteristics
  between the three categories of rocks?

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• SCI 245 Week 5 CheckPoint Weathering and Erosion

• SCI 245 Week 6 CheckPoint Metamorphic Rocks

• Mechanical weathering
• Chemical weathering
• Water erosion
• Wind erosion
• Ice erosion
• Include a References slide for the graphical
  images you use.

• Where do metamorphic rocks originate? How are
  they formed?
• What are the two categories of metamorphic rocks?
  What are the distinguishing characteristics
  between the two categories of rocks?

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• SCI 245 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• SCI 245 Week 7 Assignment Deserts, Glaciers, and
  Climate

• Referto Figure 9.21 on p. 264 of the text. How
  would you determine the slope of the land surface
  in this figure? If you consider building a house
  in a location in this area, what is the best
  location for your house? Why?
• Referto Figure 9.22 on p. 265 and locate at
  least three main structural features. Discuss why
  the Canmore community is established on the
  northeast side of the map.

• Summarize the climate changes that have occurred
  from the past to the present.
• Predict what you think the Earth will look like
  into the 21st century. Consider the weather and
  changes in geological features.

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• SCI 245 Week 7 CheckPoint Water Impacts

• SCI 245 Week 8 CheckPointFossil Fuels and
  Minerals

• Review the following Ch. 12 video, Sinking
  Englandon the student Web site.
• Review the following Web sites located on the
  student Web site
• Wave Refraction animation
• Coastal Landforms
• Summarize the hydrologic cycle. How important is
  this cycle to Earth?

• Navigate to the following Web sites located on
  the student Web site to help in your research
• Origin Energy Fossil Gallery Web site
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Terminology
  Reference System Web site

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• SCI 245 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• SCI 245 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint

• Discuss a nonrenewable resource that you think
  will have the most significant impact to our
  lives if it is depleted. Explain your choice. Are
  there current efforts to conserve it? Provide an
  example of a person, place, or thing that
  utilizes a renewable resource.

• Discuss in 200- to 300-words, the importance of
  the science of geology to us as a civilization.
  Provide at least two examples. For example, the
  ability to predict earthquakes and other
  disasters, or understanding mining and the use of
  natural resources.

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• SCI 245 Week 9 Final Project Factors and Forces
  of Geological Fe

• Describe the various geologic events that have
  occurred in your region.
• Describe the geological features and various
  types of rocks that formed in the area (for
  example, mountains, craters, canyons, volcanoes,
  fault lines, or folds).
• Choose one of these geological features to
  research. What is the most prevalent rock type of
  the feature? Describe the mineral composition of
  the rock type.

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