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Museum Visit Exercise ???????

• Plate Tectonics ????
• How many types of plate boundaries are there in
  the Earth?
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• B. What are they?
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???/??????? (Divergent/Constructive Plate
Boundary) ???/??????? (Convergent/Destructive
Plate Boundary) ??????? (Conservative Plate
Boundary)
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C. Please write down an example for each type of
boundary. ????????????????
???/??????? (Mid-Atlantic Ridge??????) between
Eurasian Plate and North American Plate
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Trench??????) Between Philippine Sea Plate and
Pacific Plate ??????????????, (Himalayas
??????)between Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
??????????? ??????? (San Andreas
fault???????) Between North American Plate and
Pacific Plate????????????
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2. Geological Time scale?????
Cenozoic ??? Neogene ??? 23Ma
Cenozoic ??? ??? Paleogene 65Ma
Mesozoic ??? ??? Cretaceous 45Ma
Mesozoic ??? ??? Jurassic 199Ma
Mesozoic ??? Triassic??? 251Ma
Late Paleozoic ???? ??? Permian 299Ma
Late Paleozoic ???? ??? Carboniferous 359Ma
Late Paleozoic ???? Devonian??? 416Ma
Early Paleozoic ???? Silurian??? 443Ma
Early Paleozoic ???? ??? Ordovician 488Ma
Early Paleozoic ???? Cambrian??? 542Ma
??? Proterozoic ??? Proterozoic 2500Ma
Archean ??? Archean ??? 3800Ma
??? Hadean ??? Hadean 4600Ma
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B. Visit the stratigraphic column on How to
read rocks on the Museum G/F.
Arrange the following strata in order according
to the principles listed on the column.
(Put the numbers into the boxes)
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The youngest ??? 4
7
6
3
5
2
The oldest ??? 1
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4. Rock cycle ????

• A. How many types of rocks are there and what are
  they?
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• B1. Which rocks are formed by river deposition?
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• (??? ) ?? Conglomerate,?? Sandstone,???
  Siltstone,??Mudstone
• B2. Which rocks are formed under high pressure
  and temperature?
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• (???) ?? Slate,???Phyllite,??Schist,???
  Gneiss,??? Amphibolite,???Eclogite,??? Granulite

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B3. Which rocks are formed by cooling of magma?
????????????? (???) ??? Granite,???
Rhyolite ,??? Basalt,??? Gabbro ,??? Diorite ,???
Andesite ,??? Peridotite,?? Pumice,??? Obsidian
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3. List an animal and their features in each
Era. ??????????1??????????????
Name ???? Features ??
Early Paleozoic ???? Trilobite??? Gastropods (Snails)???(??) Brachiopods ??? Trilobite??? Gastropods (Snails)???(??) Brachiopods ???
Late Paleozoic ???? Fusulinid ?? Rugose Corals???? Tabulate Corals ???? Fusulinid ?? Rugose Corals???? Tabulate Corals ????
Mesozoic ??? Stegosaurs ?? Hyphalosaurus ?? Turtle ? Dragonflies ?? Leafhopper ?? Stegosaurs ?? Hyphalosaurus ?? Turtle ? Dragonflies ?? Leafhopper ??
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5. List 5 minerals and their uses in daily life.
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Minerals ?? Uses in daily life ????????
Aluminum ? ??????(???),???????,??Transportation (e.g. railways), electronics and CD, packing for fizzy drinks and aluminum foils
Tungsten ? ??????,????,???? Filaments in light bulbs, tip of ball pens, electronics
Sulphur ?? ????,??,??,??,????Fertilizers, insecticides, gunpowder, matches, production of sulphuric acid
Talc ?? ??????,??????,?????,??,?????Talcum powder and cosmetics, lubricant in lotions, filler in paper products, ceramics, baby powder
Graphite ?? ??,???,??,??Pencils, lubricants, carbon fibers, batteries
Clay minerals ???? ????,??????,??,??,??????? Building materials, cement and brick production, ceramics, paper making, smooth coatings on magazine
Silicon ? ??,????,???,??? Any type of glass, electronics, silicon chips in computers, quartz watches
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6. Please arrange the following pictures of the
Earth in order. (Put the numbers into
the boxes) ?????????????????(????????)
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2
4
3
The youngest ??? The youngest ??? The oldest ??? The oldest ???
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