ISCI 2001 Spring 2009 Test
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Test #2 Study Guide
In this space, we will be collaboratively creating the study guide for the upcoming test over Topics 3 and 4. Each student in the class is expected to post at least one question to the study guide.
Rocks and Minerals notes
- What are the three most abundant elements in the whole Earth?
- What are the three most abundant elements in the crust?
- Define the following terms:
- mineral
- rock
- What are the three types of rocks?
- Provide a brief definition for each type.
- Provide two examples for each type of rock.
- What are the two ways igneous rocks are formed? Distinguish between the two methods of formation.
- What is the difference between quick cooling rocks and slow cooling rocks?
- What is the most commonly found type of rock? Why is this so and how are these rocks formed?
- If you were sent on a mission to find fossils, which type of rock would you want to look in? Explain.
- Describe the four stages in the process of making a sedimentary rock.
- How is a metamorphic rock formed?
Plates notes
- Draw and label a convection cell. Think about the demo we did in class (you know, the one with the beaker full of boiling water and food dye.
- What are the three forms of energy transfer? Briefly describe each.
- Define the term density.
- What is the relationship between density and temperature?
- What are the three layers of the planet? Briefly describe each.
- What are the two types of crust? Describe them.
- Why does the crust "float" on the mantle? Clearly describe the forces at work that allow the crust to float.
- Describe the role density plays in layering the elements within the geological structure of our planet.
- What factors lead to a warm mantle?
- What are the names of the layers within the upper mantle? Briefly describe each layer.
- What is the core of the Earth made up of? do we know this for certain? why?
- Have scientists (or anyone for that matter!) journeyed to the center of Earth?
- Who hypothesized that the continents are actually in motion and is credited with being the "father" of modern plate tectonic theory?
- What were the lines of evidence that Wegener used to develop his hypothesis about continental drift?
- What were the two features of the bottom of the ocean that stood out as remarkable to the scientists who were studying the ocean bottom in the post-WWII era?
- What are magnetic stripes and how do they support the idea that the continents are in motion?
- Briefly describe the theory of plate tectonics.
- List and describe the three plate boundaries.
- Describe the typical geological events that occur at these boundaries.
Energy presentations
- What do you have to have to make energy?
- How do a turbine and generator work together to produce electrical power?
- Describe how all of the sources of energy transfer one source of energy into elecricity.
- Briefly describe how fossil fuels are formed.
- How old are fossil fuels?
- What are the pros of using fossil fuels, put another way, why are we so addicted to fossil fuels?
- What is the major drawback associated with using fossil fuels?
- How is nuclear power used to generate electricity?
- What are the pros and cons of nuclear power?
- What does the acronym NIMBY mean?
- What is a wind farm?
- Is solar energy a sustainable resource?
- How is electricity produced through the gravitational force of flowing water?
- Name three sources of green energy or power plants that do not produces CO2?
- What are the two most common types of biofuel?
- What are some negative effects of creating biofuel (in particular, ethanol)?
- Name three examples of biomass that can be converted into biofuel.
- Give two positive effects of biofuel.
- How do tides generate power? Briefly explain.
- Which energy sources are renewable and which are not? At the beginning of your answer state what the term renewable means.
