UOP GLG 101 Week 2 DQS NEW
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Discussion Question 1:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 1 thread.
Due day 2.
I will assign you one of the following methods of evaluating geological time: Absolute Dating and Numerical Age or Relative Dating
Describe your assigned method and how it is used to evaluate geologic time.
Describe your assigned method and how it is used to evaluate geologic time.
Review another student’s method 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.
Discussion Question 2:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 2 thread.
Due day 4
Scientists debate about the use of fossils as a tool to determine records of various events, such as the vanishing of the dinosaurs or the origin of our ancestors.
Discuss the role of fossils in helping scientists develop accurate records of the geologic history of the Earth based on what you know of fossils from your textbook and other sources. In your discussion address important discoveries such as the 3.3-million-year-old fossilized remains of a child in the Dikika region of Ethiopia. Accounts can be found at
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
Note: Click on the above link to go to the MSNBC Web site. In the search bar type “oldest baby fossil found” to locate information.§
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Note: Click on the above link to go to the National Geographic Web site. In the search bar type “oldest baby fossil” to locate information.§
http://www.newscientist.com/
Note: Click on the above link to go to the New Scientist Web site. In the search bar type in “old baby fossil Ethiopia§
UOP GLG 101 Week 1 Assignment Minerals NEW
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Resources: Ch. 2 of the text, Virtual Mineral Lab, and Appendixes B & C
Conduct the minerals lab by clicking on the following link: Use the mineral worksheet found in Appendix B 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 differences between minerals and rocks.
Post your Mineral Identification Worksheets and summary as an attachment in the individual forum.
Due day 7.
Review Appendix A and choose a region or state that you plan to research for your final project.
Submit your chosen region or state to your instructor in the individual forum for approval.
UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Earthquake Technology Lab NEW
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Resources: pp. 156–170 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendix F
Answer the questions listed in Appendix F from the lab book. Write your responses in Appendix F.
Complete ALL of Appendix F.
Post the completed Appendix F in the individual forum.
Due day 7.
UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab PART 2 OF 2 NEW
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Resources: pp. 69–86 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes G & H
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix G.
Answer the questions in Appendix H from your lab book in Appendix H. Write your responses in Appendix H.
Complete ALL of Appendix H.
Post completed Appendixes G & H in the individual forum.
Due day 7.
UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Deserts Lab NEW
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Resources: pp. 265–276 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendix M
Answer the Appendix M questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix M.
Complete ALL of Appendix M.
Post completed Appendix M to the individual forum.
Due day 7.
UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab PART 2 OF 2 NEW
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Resources: pp. 89–104 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes I & J
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix I.
Answer the Appendix questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix J.
Complete ALL of Appendix J.
Post completed Appendixes I and J and post them in the individual forum.
Due day 7.
UOP GLG 101 Week 1 CheckPoint: Study of Earth NEW
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Resources: Ch. 1 of the text and Nebular Theory animation
Write a 200- to 300-word description of the three branches and three systems of geology.
Review the animation at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com:8100/legacy/college
/skinner/0471152285/animations/animations/mod_1/nebular_theory.html
Respond to the following: According to the nebular theory, how did the solar system develop? How is uniformitarianism related to the evolution of Earth and the solar system?
Post your description and responses in the individual forum.
Due day 5.
Write a 200- to 300-word description of the three branches and three systems of geology.
Review the animation at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com:8100/legacy/college
/skinner/0471152285/animations/animations/mod_1/nebular_theory.html
Respond to the following: According to the nebular theory, how did the solar system develop? How is uniformitarianism related to the evolution of Earth and the solar system?
Post your description and responses in the individual forum.
Due day 5.
UOP GLG 101 Week 2 CheckPoint Fossils and the Geologic Column NEW
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Resource: Ch. 3 of the text and p. 12 of Geoscience Laboratory
Post your responses to the following in the individual forum:
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.
Reference p. 12 of the lab book. What periods are the fossils from in Figure 3.6? What does this say about the area in Figure 3.6?
Due day 5
Due day 5
UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab PART 1 OF 2 NEW
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Resources: pp. 89–104 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes I & J
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix I.
Answer the Appendix questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix J.
Complete ALL of Appendix J.
Post completed Appendixes I and J and post them in the individual forum.
Due day 7.
UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Groundwater Lab NEW
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Resource: pp. 213–227 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendix N.
Answer the Appendix N questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix N.
Complete ALL of Appendix N.
Post completed Appendix N to the individual forum.
Due day 7
UOP GLG 101 Assignment9
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Resources: pp. 4–20 of the lab book and Appendix E
Answer the questions in Appendix E from the lab book.
Complete ALL of Appendix E.
Post the completed Appendix E in your individual forum.
Due day 7
UOP GLG 101 Final Project Title Factors and Forces of Geological Features NEW
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Resources: U.S. Geological Survey Web site and Appendix A
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
Review the different regions at: http://tapestry.usgs.gov/
Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation for your selected state or region.
UOP GLG 101 Entire Course NEW
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GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab
GLG 101 Assignment: Earthquake Technology Lab
GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab PART 2 OF 2
GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab PART 1 OF 2
GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab PART 1 OF 2
GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab PART 2 OF 2
GLG 101 Assignment: Deserts Lab
GLG 101 Assignment: Groundwater Lab
GLG 101 Week 1 CheckPoint: Study of Earth
GLG 101 Week 1 Assignment: Minerals
GLG 101 Week 2 CheckPoint: Fossils and the Geologic Column
GLG 101 Week 2 DQS
GLG 101 Week 3 CheckPoint: Plate Tectonic Theory
GLG 101 Week 3 Assignment: Earthquakes
GLG 101 Week 4 DQS
GLG 101 Week 5 CheckPoint: Weathering and Erosion
GLG 101 Week 5 Assignment: Sedimentary Rocks
GLG 101 Week 6 DQS
GLG 101 Week 6 CheckPoint: Metamorphic Rocks
GLG 101 - Week 6 Assignment: Metamorphic Rocks Lab PART 1/2
GLG 101 - Week 6 Assignment: Metamorphic Rocks Lab PART 2/2
GLG 101 Week 7 Assignment: Deserts, Glaciers, and Climate
GLG 101 Week 7 CheckPoint: Water Impacts
GLG 101 Week 8 CheckPoint: Fossil Fuels and Minerals
GLG 101 Week 8 DQS
GLG 101 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint
GLG 101 Assignment: Topographic and Contour Maps Lab- Appendix D
GLG 101 Final Project: Title Factors and Forces of Geological Features
UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Topographic and Contour Maps Lab Appendix D NEW
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Resources: pp. 32–45 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendix D
Answer ALL questions in Appendix D
Write your responses in Appendix D.
Complete Appendix D.
Post the completed Appendix D in the individual forum.
Due day 7.
UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab PART 1 OF 2 NEW
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Resources: pp. 69–86 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes G & H
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix G.
Answer the questions in Appendix H from your lab book in Appendix H. Write your responses in Appendix H
Complete ALL of Appendix H.
Post completed Appendixes G & H in the individual forum.
Due day 7.
UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab PART 1 OF 2 NEW
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Resources: pp. 69–86 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes G & H
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix G.
Answer the questions in Appendix H from your lab book in Appendix H. Write your responses in Appendix H
Complete ALL of Appendix H.
Post completed Appendixes G & H in the individual forum.
Due day 7.
UOP GLG 101 Week 5 CheckPoint: Weathering and Erosion - Please Add Own Images NEW
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Resource: Ch. 7 of the text
Create a five- to seven-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation 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
Include a references slide for the graphical images you use.
Post your presentation as an attachment individual forum.
Due day 5.
UOP GLG 101 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint NEW
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Resource: Visualizing Geology
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.
Post your response to the individual forum.
Due day 7
UOP GLG 101 Week 3 CheckPointPlate Tectonic Theory NEW
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Resources: Ch. 4 of the text and Continents of the Past animation
Respond to the following scenario:
Your younger brother is in fifth grade. He comes home and tells you to look at an animation his teacher showed him in geology class.
Review the animation at http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch13_animations/animation3.html
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. First, you provide him an overview about two historical figures that contributed to the plate tectonic theory. Then you decide to show him how the plates move by boiling a pot of water, which is shown on p. 108, and relating it to mantle convection and plate movement.
Review the animation at http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch13_animations/animation3.html
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. First, you provide him an overview about two historical figures that contributed to the plate tectonic theory. Then you decide to show him how the plates move by boiling a pot of water, which is shown on p. 108, and relating it to mantle convection and plate movement.
Write a 200- to 300-word summary about the two historical figures and the process of mantle convection and plate movement.
Post your summary in the individual forum.
Post your summary in the individual forum.
Due day 5.
UOP GLG 101 Week 4 DQS NEW
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Discussion Question 1:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 1 thread.
Due day 2.
Review the Hot Spot animation at http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch14_animations/hot_spot.html.
Post your response to the following: Describe how 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. Review http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch14_animations/walk_ring_fire.htm l or http://nationalatlas.gov/dynamic/dyn_volcano.html if you need assistance. Discuss whether the volcano is active and how it has affected the area.
Discussion Question 2:
Post your response to the following: Describe how 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. Review http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch14_animations/walk_ring_fire.htm l or http://nationalatlas.gov/dynamic/dyn_volcano.html if you need assistance. Discuss whether the volcano is active and how it has affected the area.
Discussion Question 2:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 2 thread.
Due day 4.
Review the Volcanoes video at http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/murck/0471747270/geodiscoveries/ch06/Volcanoes.htm. Post your response to the following: What types of volcanic features are discussed? What caused these volcanic features? What do you think the future of the Hawaiian Islands is from the geologic point of view?
UOP GLG 101 Week 3 Assignment Earthquakes NEW
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Resource: Ch. 6 of the text and the Igneous Rock animation
View the animation at http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch12_animations/animation1.html
Respond in 200 to 300 words to the following questions:
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?
Post your response in the individual forum.
Due day 5.
UOP GLG 101 Week 7 CheckPoint: Water Impacts NEW
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Resources: Ch. 11 of the text, Sinking England video, and online animations
Review the following Ch. 12 video, Sinking
England: http://www.wiley.com/college/murck/0471747270/ngs_videos/sinking_england/index.html
Review the following Web sites:
Wave Refraction land forms: http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch19_animations/animation2.html
Coastal Landforms: http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471669695/interactivities/flash/waves_wind/waves_wind2.htm
Summarize the hydrologic cycle. How important is this cycle to Earth?
Post your summary to the individual forum.
Due day 5
UOP GLG 101 Week 6 DQS NEW
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Discussion Question 1:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 1 thread.
Due day 2.
View the Understanding Faults animation at http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch14_animations/faults.html.
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 in California is to continue its activity, what does the future look like for that area? What precautions must be taken?
Discussion Question 2:
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 in California is to continue its activity, what does the future look like for that area? What precautions must be taken?
Discussion Question 2:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 2 thread.
Due day 4.
Post your response to the following: What are the major differences between topographic and geologic maps? Refer to Figure 9.21 on p. 264 of the text. How do you determine the slope of the land surface in this figure? If you consider building a house in a location in this area, what is the best location for your house? Why? Refer to Figure 9.22 on p. 265 and locate at least three main structural features. Discuss why the Canmore community is established on the northeast side of the map.
Due day 4.
Post your response to the following: What are the major differences between topographic and geologic maps? Refer to Figure 9.21 on p. 264 of the text. How do you determine the slope of the land surface in this figure? If you consider building a house in a location in this area, what is the best location for your house? Why? Refer to Figure 9.22 on p. 265 and locate at least three main structural features. Discuss why the Canmore community is established on the northeast side of the map.
UOP GLG 101 Week 8 DQS NEW
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Discussion Question 1:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 1 thread.
Due day 2.
Post your response to the following: 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 text 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 U.S. as a whole.
Discussion Question 2:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 2 thread.
Due day 4.
Post your response to the following: Discuss a nonrenewable resource that you think will have the most significant effect to our lives if it is depleted. Explain your choice. Are there current efforts to conserve it? Provide an example of a person, place, or thing that utilizes a renewable resource
UOP GLG 101 Week 6 Assignment: Metamorphic Rocks Lab PART 2 of 2 NEW
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Resources: pp. 108–116 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes K & L
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix K.
Answer the Appendix L questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix K.
Complete All of Appendix K & L.
Post completed Appendix K & L in the individual forum.
Due day 7.
Due day 7.
UOP GLG 101 Week 8 CheckPoint: Fossil Fuels and Minerals NEW
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Resources: Ch. 15 of the text and Web sites on fossil fuels
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 sources.
Navigate to the following Web sites to help in your research:
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au
Note: Click on the link above to go to the South Australian Museum Web site. Click on the heading What’s on and select online galleries from the drop down menu. For information on fossils, click on the Origin Energy Fossils Gallery.
http://www.energy.gov/index.htm
Note: Select the link listed above to go to the U.S. Department of Energy Web site. Type Fossil Fuels in the Search bar located on the top right side of the screen. Click on the first article listed, Department of Energy – Fossils Fuels. Once it opens, you will find a list of fossil fuels that you may select to find more information.
Post your responses to the individual forum.
Due day 5.
