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SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com

For more course tutorials visit<br>www.uophelp.com<br> <br>SCI 245 Week 1CheckPoint Study of Earth<br>SCI 245 Week 1 Assignment Minerals<br>SCI 245 Week 2 CheckPoint Fossils and the Geologic Column<br>SCI 245 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2<br>SCI 245 Week 3 CheckPoint Plate Tectonic Theory<br>SCI 245 Week 3 Assignment Earthquakes<br>SCI 245 Week 4 CheckPoint Igneous Rocks<br>SCI 245 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2<br>SCI 245 Week 5 CheckPoint Weathering and Erosion<br>SCI 245 Week 5 Assignment Sedimentary Rocks<br>SCI 245 Week 6 CheckPoint Metamorphic Rocks<br>

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  1. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

  2. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2

  3. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 1 Assignment Minerals For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Assignment: Minerals Conduct the mineral lab at: http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/%5Cvirtual_lab/virtual_lab.html 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? How do you differentiate between minerals? Briefly summarize the six methods to tell minerals apart. Summarize the major difference(s) between minerals and rocks. Review Appendix A and choose a region or state that you plan to research for your final project.

  4. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 1CheckPoint Study of Earth For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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.

  5. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 1CheckPoint Study of Earth For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: Fossils and the Geologic Column Review Figure 3.6 on p. 68 of the text. How do fossils help in determining the relative age of strata? Are the three different localities around the same relative age? Explain your response. Refer to the USGS Web site: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/fossils.html. What periods are the fossils from in Figure 3.6? What does this say about the area in Figure 3.6?

  6. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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 student’s 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.

  7. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 3 Assignment Earthquakes For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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? What are the events that cause the Earth to quake and shake? How are earthquakes measured? Briefly describe the two types of body waves an earthquake creates.

  8. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 3 CheckPoint Plate Tectonic Theory For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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, “C’mon, really? Our whole continent moves? That’s bogus!” Instead of blowing him off like you usually do, you decide to sit down and educate him about plate tectonics.  

  9. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 3 CheckPoint Plate Tectonic Theory For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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? What are the two categories of igneous rocks? What are the distinguishing characteristics between the two categories of rocks?

  10. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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.

  11. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 5 Assignment Sedimentary Rocks For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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? What are the distinguishing characteristics between the three categories of rocks?

  12. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 5 CheckPoint Weathering and Erosion For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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 Chemical weathering Water erosion Wind erosion Ice erosion

  13. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 6 CheckPoint Metamorphic Rocks For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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?

  14. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  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? What are the major differences between topographic and geologic maps?

  15. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 7 Assignment Deserts, Glaciers, and Climate For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  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 Compare and contrast the geological features of a desert landscape and glacial landscape. Describe at least one process that creates the resulting landforms of each.

  16. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 7 CheckPoint Water Impacts For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com CheckPoint: Water Impacts Review the following Ch. 12 video, “Sinking England”on the student Web site. Review the following Web sites located on the student Web site: Wave Refraction animation Coastal Landforms Summarize the hydrologic cycle. How important is this cycle to Earth?

  17. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 8 CheckPointFossil Fuels and Minerals For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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: Origin Energy Fossil Gallery Web site

  18. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  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.

  19. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  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.

  20. SCI 245 Endless Education/uophelp.com SCI 245 Week 9 Final Project Factors and Forces of Geological Fe For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  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

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