Assignment:
Part 1: Igneous Rocks and Processes
Learning Objectives:
1 List and describe three major components of magma
2 Compare and contrast the four basic igneous compositions
3 Relate igneous rock textures to the presence of the three major components of magma
4 Summarize the three major processes that generate magma from solid rock, and which tectonic setting each process is associated with.
5 Describe how magmatic differentiation can generate a magma body that has a composition that is different from its parent magma (for Example, the Palisades Sill)
6 Describe how partial melting of a mantle rock (peridotite) can generate basalt, and how this relates to sea floor spreading.
Part 2: Weathering, and Sedimentary Rocks and processes
Learning Objectives: Weathering and soil
1 Define weathering and distinguish between the two main types of weathering
2 List and describe examples mechanical and chemical weathering
3 Define soil and explain why soil is referred to as an interface
4 Explain the detrimental impact of human activities on soil, and list several ways to combat soil erosion
Learning Objectives: Sedimentary Rocks
5 Summarize the part of the rock cycle that pertains to sedimentary rocks
6 Discuss basics for distinguishing detrital rocks and how they form
7 Explain the process of chemical sedimentary rock formation
8 Describe the processes that convert sediment into sedimentary rock
9 Relate weathering processes and sedimentary rocks to the carbon cycle
Part 3: Energy
Learning Objectives: Energy
1 Summarize the current trends in population growth and individual energy consumption, and how these factors can affect future climate
2 Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources
3 Compare and contrast fossil fuel types (including formation, size of molecules, etc.) and describe how each satisfies U.S. Energy consumption
Attachment:- Igneous Rocks and Processes.rar