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• GLG 101 Assignment Earthquake Technology Lab
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• Resources pp. 156170 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.

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• GLG 101 Assignment Groundwater Lab
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• Resource pp. 213227 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
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• GLG 101 Assignment Relative and Absolute
  Geologic Time Lab PART 1 OF 2
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• Resources pp. 89104 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.
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• GLG 101 Assignment Relative and Absolute
  Geologic Time Lab PART 2 OF 2
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• Resources pp. 89104 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.
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• GLG 101 Assignment Relative and Absolute Geologic
  Time Lab
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• Resources pp. 420 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
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• GLG 101 Assignment Topographic and Contour Maps
  Lab Appendix D
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• Resources pp. 3245 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.
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• GLG 101 Assignment Volcanic Products Lab PART 1
  OF 2
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• Resources pp. 6986 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.

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• GLG 101 Assignment Volcanic Products Lab PART 2
  OF 2
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• Resources pp. 6986 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.

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• GLG 101 Assignment Deserts Lab
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• Resources pp. 265276 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.

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• GLG 101 Entire Course
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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

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• GLG 101 Final Project Title Factors and Forces
  of Geological Features
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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

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• GLG 101 Week 1 Assignment Minerals
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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

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• GLG 101 Week 1 CheckPoint Study of Earth
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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.w
  iley.com8100/legacy/college
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  bular_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.

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• GLG 101 Week 2 CheckPoint Fossils and the
  Geologic Column
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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?
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• GLG 101 Week 2 DQS
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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.
• Review another students 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.

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• GLG 101 Week 3 Assignment Earthquakes
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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/an
  imation1.html
• 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.

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• GLG 101 Week 3 CheckPoint Plate Tectonic Theory
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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/colle
  ge/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch13_animations/
  animation3.html
• After viewing the animation, your brother has a
  look of disbelief on his face, Cmon, really?
  Our whole continent moves? Thats bogus! Instead
  of blowing him off like you usually do, you
  decide to sit down and educate him about plate

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• GLG 101 Week 4 DQS
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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/a
  nimations/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/04714
  80533/animations/ch14_animations/walk_ring_fire.ht
  m l or http//nationalatlas.gov/dynamic/dyn_volcan
  o.html if you need assistance. Discuss whether
  the volcano is active and how it has affected the
  area.

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• GLG 101 Week 5 Assignment Sedimentary Rocks
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• Resources Ch. 8 of the text and the Clastic
  Sedimentary Rocks animation
• View the animation at http//www.wiley.com/college
  /strahler/0471480533/animations/ch12_animations/an
  imation2.html
• Write a 700-word paper 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?
• Post your paper as an attachment in the
  individual forum.
• Due day 7.

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• GLG 101 Week 5 CheckPoint Weathering and Erosion
  - Please Add Own Images
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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.

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• GLG 101 Week 6 Assignment Metamorphic Rocks Lab
  PART 1 of 2
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• Resources pp. 108116 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.
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• GLG 101 Week 6 Assignment Metamorphic Rocks Lab
  PART 2 of 2
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•  Resource Ch. 10 of the text.
• 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?
• Post your response in the individual forum.
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• GLG 101 Week 6 CheckPoint Metamorphic Rocks
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• Resource Ch. 10 of the text.
• Respond to the following questions in 200 to 300
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• 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?
• Post your response in the individual forum.
• Due day 5.
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• GLG 101 Week 6 DQS
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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/a
  nimations/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?

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• GLG 101 Week 7 Assignment Deserts, Glaciers, and
  Climate
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• Resources Ch. 13 of the text, China Desert
  video, and online animations
• 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
• Types of Dunes http//www.wiley.com/college/strah
  ler/0471480533/animations/ch19_animations/animatio
  n4.html
• Glacial Landforms

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• GLG 101 Week 7 CheckPoint Water Impacts
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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/047174
  7270/ngs_videos/sinking_england/index.html
• Review the following Web sites
• Wave Refraction land forms http//www.wiley.com/c
  ollege/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch19_animati
  ons/animation2.html
• Coastal Landforms http//www.wiley.com/college/st
  rahler/0471669695/interactivities/flash/waves_wind
  /waves_wind2.htm

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• GLG 101 Week 8 CheckPoint Fossil Fuels and
  Minerals
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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
  Whats on and select online galleries from the
  drop down menu. For information on fossils, click
  on the Origin Energy Fossils Gallery.

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• GLG 101 Week 8 DQS
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• Discussion Question 1
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• Post your description and responses in the main
  forum under the DQ 1 thread.
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• 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.

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• GLG 101 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint
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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.
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