Notes

1.know the ways in which minerals are identified and the steps
involved with each.
2.know what a gemstone is and how it differs from a mineral.
3.know what silicate and Nonsilicate minerals are and how they are grouped.
4.know1. Know the ways in which minerals are identified and the steps involved with each.

2. Know what a gemstone is and how it differs from a mineral.

3. Know what silicate and nonsilicate minerals are and how they are grouped.

4. Know what the four characteristics of a mineral are and the definitions of each characteristic.

5. Know how land is recovered after it is mined.

6. Know how metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rocks are formed and the processes they go through.

7. Know what weathering is and how it affects rock over time.

8. Know what the categories of sedimentary rock are.

9. Know what the two kinds of igneous rock are and the differences in where they form.

10. Know the definition of a rock and how rocks are classified.

11. Know what mineral replacement is and be able to identify an example.

12. Know what a trace fossil is and be able to identify an example.

13. Know what a mold is, what a cast is, and how they are different.

14. Know what radioactive decay is and how it works.

15. Know what half-life is and how it works.

16. Know what absolute dating is and how scientists use it to figure out the age of a sample.

17. Know what isotopes are.

18. Know what relative dating is and how scientists use it to figure out the age of a sample.

19. Know what the geologic column is, how rocks are layered inside of it, and what it tells scientists about the age of the rock.

20. Know what the physical layers of the earth are and know the layers that make up tectonic plates.

21. Know what a tectonic plate boundary is and what layers of the earth are involved.

22. Know what the three types of tectonic plate boundaries are and the definitions of each.

23. Know what continental drift is,and know what evidence there is to support the theory.

24. Know what Pangea was.

25. Know what mid-ocean ridges are and what takes place there.

26. Know what the relationship is between earthquakes and tectonic plates.

27. Know what the different kinds of deformation are and which one(s) lead to earthquakes.

28. Know what seismic waves are, the different types of seismic waves that occur during an earthquake, and the characteristics of each.

29. Know what an epicenter is, what a focus is, how they are related, and how they are different.

30. Know what the Richter scale is.

31. Know how a building is secured to withstand an earthquake and what the process is called.

32. Know the difference between an explosive volcanic eruption and a nonexplosive volcanic eruption, and know what occurs in each situation.

33. Know what the three different types of volcanoes are and the characteristics of each.
1. Know the ways in which minerals are identified and the steps involved with each.

2. Know what a gemstone is and how it differs from a mineral.

3. Know what silicate and nonsilicate minerals are and how they are grouped.

4. Know what the four characteristics of a mineral are and the definitions of each characteristic.

5. Know how land is recovered after it is mined.

6. Know how metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rocks are formed and the processes they go through.

7. Know what weathering is and how it affects rock over time.

8. Know what the categories of sedimentary rock are.

9. Know what the two kinds of igneous rock are and the differences in where they form.

10. Know the definition of a rock and how rocks are classified.

11. Know what mineral replacement is and be able to identify an example.

12. Know what a trace fossil is and be able to identify an example.

13. Know what a mold is, what a cast is, and how they are different.

14. Know what radioactive decay is and how it works.

15. Know what half-life is and how it works.

16. Know what absolute dating is and how scientists use it to figure out the age of a sample.

17. Know what isotopes are.

18. Know what relative dating is and how scientists use it to figure out the age of a sample.

19. Know what the geologic column is, how rocks are layered inside of it, and what it tells scientists about the age of the rock.

20. Know what the physical layers of the earth are and know the layers that make up tectonic plates.

21. Know what a tectonic plate boundary is and what layers of the earth are involved.

22. Know what the three types of tectonic plate boundaries are and the definitions of each.

23. Know what continental drift is,and know what evidence there is to support the theory.

24. Know what Pangea was.

25. Know what mid-ocean ridges are and what takes place there.

26. Know what the relationship is between earthquakes and tectonic plates.

27. Know what the different kinds of deformation are and which one(s) lead to earthquakes.

28. Know what seismic waves are, the different types of seismic waves that occur during an earthquake, and the characteristics of each.

29. Know what an epicenter is, what a focus is, how they are related, and how they are different.

30. Know what the Richter scale is.

31. Know how a building is secured to withstand an earthquake and what the process is called.

32. Know the difference between an explosive volcanic eruption and a nonexplosive volcanic eruption, and know what occurs in each situation.

33. Know what the three different types of volcanoes are and the characteristics of each.

34. Know what a crater is, what a caldera is, and how they are different.

35. Know what a hot spot is and what the hot spot in the Pacific Ocean is called.

36. Know what dormant, active, and extinct volcanoes are.

37. Know what a rift zone is.

38. Know what mantle plumes are.
34. Know what a crater is, what a caldera is, and how they are different.

35. Know what a hot spot is and what the hot spot in the Pacific Ocean is called.

36. Know what dormant, active, and extinct volcanoes are.

37. Know what a rift zone is.

38. Know what mantle plumes are.