SCI 245 Week 1 Assignment Minerals
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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.
Submit your chosen region or state and your completed worksheet to your instructor.
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SCI 245 Week 3 Assignment Earthquakes
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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.
Provide an example, in your paper, of an area that is prone to earthquakes. If you need assistance with locating an area, review the Ring of Fire animation on the student Web site.
Review the following animations, located on the student Web site, to assist in research for your paper:
Divergent boundaries
Convergent boundaries
Transform fault boundaries
Seismic waves...