PLEASE NOTE:
Cellular phones, iPods, Blackberries, Bluetooth, headphones, computers, pocket calculators, dictionaries, translators or, in general, ANY KIND of electronic device CANNOT be used during the test.
All electronic devices MUST BE TURNED OFF: if a cell phone rings, if a light is visible, or a device is on while in class during test time, you will not be allowed to finish your test and your result will be invalidated.
You cannot use any text, manual, note, dictionary, pocket calculator, flash card, or any other source of information except your brain. You will NOT need a ruler for this test.
You will ONLY need to bring:
- one Scantron, Form 882-E
- a number 2 pencil
- an eraser
This study guide must be interpreted (literally) as a guide to the study of the subject and not as a listing of possible questions.
There is no additional information compared to what has been said, discussed, shown, illustrated in class.
It is YOUR personal responsability to cover the materials listed below on the lecture textbook, on the lab textbook, on the web pages, and on your notes.
I would strongly recommend that you peruse your notes for completeness of information: some information that has been detailed in class is only mentioned briefly on the textbooks, and you are responsible for covering that; know what the key terms and concepts are (see the list at the end of each chapter on both your textbook and your lab manual); exercise with the questions for review also found at the end of each chapter. Review the materials from your quizzes.
Read the summary at the end of each chapter, try to answer review questions, try to work with other fellow students if you find it useful.
Never hesitate to ask me questions in class or during the lab.
Jurassic ammonites from the Ammonitic Red Formation of the Italian Alps
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Please note that all pages and figures references are from the textbook 15th edition
Chapter 3 - Igneous Rocks, Intrusive Activity and the Origin of Igneous Rocks
- Read the Introduction
- Know The Rock Cycle
- Know Igneous Rocks
Among other things:
- Know Fig. 3.2, page 52
- Know very well the diagram of Fig. 3.5, page 55
- Know the section "In Greater Depth 3.1" on Pegmatites, page 57
- Know How Magma Forms
- Know How Magmas of Different Composition Evolve (including Bowen's reaction series: there WILL be questions on it; study Fig. 3.15, page 63)
- Know Intrusive Bodies (both shallow and deep)
- Know Abundance and Distribution of Plutonic Rocks
- Know Explaining Igneous Activity by Plate Tectonics
- Know in particular Table 3.2, page 71
- Review "Terms to remember", page 75
- Test yourself using the questions on page 75
Chapter 4 - Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks
- Read the Introduction
- Know What are Volcanoes and why should we study them
- Know Eruptive Violence and Physical Characteristics of Lava
- Know The Eruptive Products of Volcanoes
- Know Types of Volcanoes. Be sure to review Table 4.2, page 91
- ReadLiving with Volcanoes
- Know Plate Tectonics and Volcanism
please note that older editions have a different chapter order Materials are virtually the same, but here is an older version of the study guide that refers to the 12th edition of the same book:
Know Pyroclastic Debris and Lava Flows
Know Living with Volcanoes, and in particular:
- the Growth of an Island
- Effect on Climate
- Eruptive Violence and Physical Characteristics of Lava
Know Extrusive Rocks and Gases
Know Extrusive Rocks. Be sure to review table 4.1, page 93
Know Types of Volcanoes. Be sure to review Table 4.2, page 97
Know Lava Floods
Know Submarine Eruptions
Chapter 5 - Weathering and Soil
- Know what Weathering, Erosion and Transportation are
- Know How Weathering Changes Rocks
- Know Effects of Weathering
- Know everything about Mechanical Weatheringand Chemical Weathering.
- Be sure you know what the most important agents for both kinds are
- Be sure to know the consequences of both kinds of weathering on different rocks
- Know what the most common weathering products are
- Understand what happens in Table 5.1 and Figure 5.14, p. 114 (know the main chemical formulas)
- Know table 5.2, page 115
- Read the section "Environmental Geology 5.1" on the carbon cycle and climate on page 116
- Know all about Soil. Know Fig. 5.18, page 118. Be sure to know also about the properties of clay minerals (remember the section on clay minerals on page 37)
- Know the difference between a clay mineral and a clay particle
- Read the section "In Greater Depth 5.2" on bauxite and aluminum, page 121 and know the main concepts
- You do NOT need to know Table 5.3 or Fig. 5.25, both on page 124
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