Assignment
Project I
For this project, please provide short answers for the following:
i. Describe the main processes of mechanical weathering, and the types of materials that are produced when mechanical weathering predominates
ii. Describe the main processes of chemical weathering, and the products of chemical weathering of minerals such as feldspar, ferromagnesian silicates, and calcite
iii. Explain the type of weathering processes that are likely to have taken place to produce a sand sized sediment deposit
iv. Discuss the relationships between weathering and soil formation and the origins of soil horizons
v. Explain the geological carbon cycle, and how variations in rates of weathering can lead to climate change
vi. Describe the differences between cobbles, pebbles, sand, silt, and clay
vii. Explain the relationship between clast size and the extent to which clasts can be transported by moving water or by wind
viii. Apply your understanding of the features of sedimentary rocks, including grain characteristics, sedimentary structures, and fossils, to the interpretation of past depositional environments and climates
ix. Explain the importance of and differences between groups, formations, and members
Project II
For this project, please provide short answers for the following:
i. Summarize the factors that influence the nature of metamorphic rocks
ii. Describe the mechanisms for the formation of foliation in metamorphic rocks
iii. Classify metamorphic rocks on the basis of their texture and mineral content,
iv. Describe the various settings in which metamorphic rocks are formed and explain the links between plate tectonics and metamorphism
v. Summarize the important processes of regional metamorphism
vi. Summarize the important processes of contact metamorphism and metasomatism
vii. Explain the difference between relative and absolute age-dating techniques
viii. Summarize the history of the geological time scale and the relationships between eons, eras, periods, and epochs
ix. Describe the types of unconformities
x. Describe some applications and limitations of isotopic techniques for geological dating
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.