Earth
Composition & Structure
- What are the
two most common elements in the earth's crust?
- What is a mineral?
- What are the
three classes of minerals discussed in class?
- What are
some examples of each of these minerals (from lab)?
- What are
the characteristics of these mineral classes with regards to composition,
color, density and hardness (from lab)?
- How do alumino-silicate
minerals differ from ferromagnesian-silicate minerals, and how are they
similar?
- What are the
three classes or types of rocks?
- What are
the two subtypes for each rock type?
- How do
each of these types and/or subtypes of rocks form?
- What are
the characteristics for each of these rock types/subtypes (from lab)?
- What
are some examples of each (from lab)?
- What is the
rock cycle?
- What are the
main layers comprising the structure of the earth?
- What distinguishes
the lithosphere from the asthenosphere?
- How is oceanic
crust similar to and how is it different from continental crust in terms of
composition, thickness and any other characteristics?
- What are the
various first and second order features to the earth's surface? Where
do we find these landforms?
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