Geology text "Visualizing Geology"

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• Ch. 1: Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 3 & 5 3. How do you think the principle of Uniformitarianism accounts for occasional catastrophic events such as meteorite impacts, huge volcanic eruptions, or great earthquakes? 5. In what ways do geologic processes affect your daily life? • Ch. 2: Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 2 & 3 2. When a volcano erupts, spewing forth a column of hot volcanic ash, the ash particles are tiny fragments of solidified magma that slowly fall to Earth’s surface, forming a layer of sediment. Would a rock formed from cemented particles of volcanic ash be igneous or sedimentary? Can you think of other circumstances that might form rocks that are intermediate between two of the major rock families? 3. Identify which of the following materials are minerals and why: water, beach sand, diamond, wood, vitamin pill, gold nugget, fishbone, and emerald. Should a synthetic diamond be considered a true mineral? • Ch. 3: Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 3 & 4 3. How old are the rick formations in the area where you live and attend college or university? How can you find out the answer to this question? 4. Choose one of the geologic periods or epochs listed in Figure 3.8 and find out all you can about it. How are rock formations from that period identified? What are its most characteristic fossils? Where are the best samples of rock from your chosen period found? • Ch. 15: Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 1 & 4 1. Recall from Chapter 1 (see Table 1.1) that Earth and Venus are so similar in size and overall composition that they are almost “twins”. Why did these two planets evolve so differently? Why is Earth’s atmosphere rich in oxygen and poor in carbon dioxide, whereas the reverse is true on Venus? What would happen to Earth’s oceans if Earth were a little bit closer to the Sun? 4. What do you think might have happened to mammals if the end of Cretaceous extinction had not wiped out the dinosaurs?
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