University of Phoenix Material
Earth and Earth Materials I Worksheet
From Visualizing Earth Science, by Merali, Z., and Skinner, B. J, 2009, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Copyright 2009 by Wiley. Adapted with permission.
Part 1
Complete the WileyPLUS® GeoDiscoveries Earth Drag and Drop from Chapter 1. Label and describe each letter in the space below.
A. Ocean
B. Continental crust
C. Ocean crust
D. Solid Inner Core
E. Liquid outer core
F. Mesosphere
G. Astenosphere
H. Lithosphere
Part 2
Resources:
Minerals Drag and Drop (Chapter 2)
Virtual Rock Lab (Chapter 2)
Complete the following WileyPLUS® GeoDiscoveries and answer the following questions:
1. What is the difference between a rock and a mineral? All specimens of a given minerals have the same basic composition. Rocks are made up from minerals and some other parts of rocks.
2. What types of tests are used to identify minerals? A First Test: Color, A Second Test: Streaking, A Third Test: Hardness (Mohs Test), ("Staff.concord.org", n.d.).
Part 3
1. Label the part and mineral resource that compose each part of this lightbulb. Refer to the diagram in Chapter 2.
A. bulb
B. lead-in-wires
C. stem press
D. fuse
2. Choose two minerals and describe where these minerals are found in nature and the environmental impact of extracting these minerals from the earth. You may need outside resources.
Part 4
In the following table, summarize what scientists have learned from the fossil record. Include the type of fossil evidence scientists used in their research. Add one more type of evidence with a summary to the table.
Note. You may need to do outside research to complete the table. Cite any references used and provide a References page.
Area of information
Summary
Climate change
Climate change is a change in the usual weather found in a place. This could be a change in how much rain a place usually gets in a year. Or it could be a change in a place's...