SCI 245

SCI 245 Entire Course

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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
SCI 245 Week 3 Assignment Earthquakes
SCI 245 Week 4 CheckPoint Igneous Rocks

 SCI 245 Week 1 Assignment Minerals

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Assignment: Minerals

Conduct the mineral lab and use the mineral worksheet found in Appendix C to record
your observations and results in identifying different minerals.
Write a summary answering the following:
What are the four requirements for a material to be classified as a mineral?

 SCI 245 Week 1 CheckPoint Study of

Earth

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CheckPoint: Study of Earth

Review Ch.1 in Visualizing Geography. This chapter discusses the Earth as a system
comprised of four subsystems.
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.

 SCI 245 Week 2 CheckPoint Fossils and

the Geologic Column

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Discussion Questions
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

 SCI 245 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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Discussion Questions

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.
Scientists debate about the use of fossils as a tool to determine records of various
events, such as the vanishing of the dinosaurs or the origin of our ancestors. Based
on what you know of fossils from your

 SCI 245 Week 3 Assignment Earthquakes

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Assignment: Earthquakes

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format that distinguishes the types of plate
margins and how they move. Also, discuss why earthquakes are common along plate
margins or boundaries.
Respond to the following in your paper:
When the Earth does quake and shake, how does it move?

 SCI 245 Week 3 CheckPoint Plate

Tectonic Theory

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CheckPoint: Plate Tectonic Theory

Your younger brother is in 5th grade. He comes home and tells you to look at an
animation his teacher showed him in geology class.
Review the Continents of the Past animation on the student Web site.
After viewing the animation, your brother has a look of disbelief on his face, Cmon,
really? Our whole

 SCI 245 Week 4 CheckPoint Igneous

Rocks

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CheckPoint: Igneous Rocks

View the Igneous Rock animation on the student Web site.
Respond in 200- to 300-words to the following questions:
Where do igneous rocks originate?
How are they formed?

 SCI 245 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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Discussion Questions
Describehow plate tectonics is related to the formation of volcanoes.
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/dynamic/dyn_volcano.html. Discuss whether or not the
volcano is active and how it has impacted the area.

 SCI 245 Week 5 Assignment Sedimentary

Rocks

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Assignment: Sedimentary Rocks

Resource: Clastic Sedimentary Rocks animation

Write a 700-word paper in APA format that provides an overview of how plate
tectonics affects sedimentation. Answer the following questions:
Where do sedimentary rocks originate?
How are they formed?
What are the three categories of sedimentary rocks?

 SCI 245 Week 5 CheckPoint Weathering

and Erosion

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CheckPoint: Weathering and Erosion

Create a 5- to 7-slide PowerPoint of the following:
Description of difference between weathering and erosion.
Graphical representation of the following:
Mechanical weathering

 SCI 245 Week 6 CheckPoint Metamorphic

Rocks

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CheckPoint: Metamorphic Rocks

Respond to the following questions in 200- to 300-words:
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?

 SCI 245 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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Discussion Questions

View the Understanding Faults animation on the student Web site.

Describe the different types of faults and discuss at least one similarity and one
difference between a fault and a fold.
If the San Andreas Fault, located in California, is to continue its activity, what does the
future look like for that area? What precautions should be taken?

 SCI 245 Week 7 Assignment Deserts,

Glaciers, and Climate

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Assignment: Deserts, Glaciers, and Climate

Review the following Ch. 13 video, China Desert:

http://www.wiley.com/college/murck/0471747270/ngs_videos/china_desert/index.html
Review the following animations on the student Web site:
Types of Dunes animation
Glacial Landforms animation

 SCI 245 Week 7 CheckPoint Water

Impacts

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CheckPoint: Water Impacts

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

 SCI 245 Week 8 CheckPointFossil Fuels

and Minerals

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CheckPoint: Fossil Fuels and Minerals

Respond to the following in 300- to 350-words:
Where do fossil fuels and minerals come from?
Describe how at least one fossil fuel and mineral is formed from its source(s).
Navigate to the following Web sites located on the student Web site to help in your
research:

 SCI 245 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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Discussion Questions
Geologic events, such as volcanic activity, play an important role in forming many of
our valuable resources, such as fossil fuel, lead, copper, and gold. For example, fig.
15.21 on p. 476 of the textbook shows the role of basaltic magma in forming one of
the most valuable ores to our civilization, chromium. Select an important ore mined in
your state or region, and discuss how geologic events played a role in forming this
ore. Discuss the importance of this ore in the economy of your selected area and the
United States as a whole.

 SCI 245 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint

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Capstone Checkpoint
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.

 SCI 245 Week 9 Final Project Factors and

Forces of Geological Fe

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Final Project: Factors and Forces of Geological Features

Choose a state or one of the following regions:
Region 1: Interior Plain
Region 2: Appalachian Highlands
Region 3: Rocky Mountain System
Region 4: Pacific Mountain System
Region 5: Atlantic Plain