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 can not use any text, notes, dictionary, pocket calculator, flash card, or any source of information other than 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 list of possible questions.
There is no additional information compared to what has been said, discussed, shown, illustrated in class.
It is YOUR personal responsibility to cover the materials listed below in the lecture textbook, in the lab textbook, on the web pages, and in 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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At the end of all chapters there are sections titled "Terms To Remember", and "Testing Your Knowledge". My suggestion is that you make sure to know those terms and to review your materials by answering those questions.
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. review Table 4.1, page 82
- Know The Eruptive Products of Volcanoes.
- Know Types of Volcanoes. Review Table 4.2, page 91
- Know Living With Volcanoes
- Know Plate Tectonics and Volcanism
Please remember to review your notes from the movie "Lava Flows and Lava Tubes"
Chapter 5 - Weathering and Soil
- Read the Introduction
- Know Weathering, Erosion and Transportation
- 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
- Make sure to understand, among all figures, Fig. 5.10, page 112
- 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, page 116
- Make sure to understand what happens in Figures 5.16 and 5.17, page 117
- Know Soil (except "Soil Classification", pages 123 and 124). Be sure to know about the properties of clay minerals (in case, review the section on clay minerals, 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
Chapter 6 - Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks
- Know the Introduction
- Know Sediment
- know what sediment is, how it gets eroded, transported, deposited
- know the processes of lithification, or how a clastic sediment is changed into a clastic sedimentary rock
- know about maturity: compositional maturity, sorting, rounding and sphericity
- Know Types of Sedimentary Rocks: in particular, know the differences between clastic sedimentary rocks, crystalline (chemical) sedimentary rocks, and organic sedimentary rocks
- Know the different types of sedimentary rocks
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