EARTHSC 1108 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lapis Lazuli, Metamorphism, Subduction

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The format of the exam will be multiple choice, true/false, and matching. The test will cover material discussed/shown in class, which includes: discussions in class, powerpoints, your class notes, schumman (textbook) readings, video clips and videos shown in class, and the pertinent ereserves (pdf) readings from hurlbut and kammerling. The following questions are to get you thinking about the material. Know the basic layers of planet earth: outer layer (crust of both land and ocean), mantle (thick molten material, very viscous), inner core (iron and nickel, solid), outer core (more liquid, more fluidized material) Understand the rock cycle and how it works. Know the main parts (rock types and processes) or the rock cycle: dynamic transition through time of 3 rocks, origin of materials and rocks, ultimately gems. Describe the general geological conditions (pressure, temperature, existence of fluids, for example) under which igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary minerals form.