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2. GLG 101 - Week 6 Assignment: Metamorphic Rocks Lab PART ½ (UOP)
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Resources: pp. 108–116 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes K & L
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix K.
Answer the Appendix L questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix K.
Complete All of Appendix K & L.
Post completed Appendix K & L in the individual forum.
Due day 7.

3. GLG 101 Assignment: Deserts Lab (UOP)
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Resources: pp. 265–276 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendix M
Answer the Appendix M questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix M.
Complete ALL of Appendix M.
Post completed Appendix M to the individual forum.
Due day 7.

4. GLG 101 Assignment: Earthquake Technology Lab (UOP)
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Resources: pp. 156–170 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendix F
Answer the questions listed in Appendix F from the lab book. Write your responses in Appendix F.
Complete ALL of Appendix F.
Post the completed Appendix F in the individual forum.
Due day 7.

5. GLG 101 Assignment: Groundwater Lab (UOP)
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Resource: pp. 213–227 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendix N.
Answer the Appendix N questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix N.
Complete ALL of Appendix N.
Post completed Appendix N to the individual forum.
Due day 7

6. GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab (UOP)
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Resources: pp. 4–20 of the lab book and Appendix E
Answer the questions in Appendix E from the lab book.
Complete ALL of Appendix E.
Post the completed Appendix E in your individual forum.
Due day 7

7. GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab PART 1 OF 2 (UOP)
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Resources: pp. 89–104 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes I & J
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix I.
Answer the Appendix questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix J.
Complete ALL of Appendix J.
Post completed Appendixes I and J and post them in the individual forum.
Due day 7.

8. GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab PART 2 OF 2 (UOP)
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Resources: pp. 89–104 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes I & J
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix I.
Answer the Appendix questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix J.
Complete ALL of Appendix J.
Post completed Appendixes I and J and post them in the individual forum.
Due day 7.

9. GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab PART 1 OF 2 (UOP)
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Resources: pp. 69–86 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes G & H
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix G.
Answer the questions in Appendix H from your lab book in Appendix H. Write your responses in Appendix H.
Complete ALL of Appendix H.
Post completed Appendixes G & H in the individual forum.
Due day 7.

10. GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab PART 2 OF 2 (UOP)
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Resources: pp. 69–86 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes G & H
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix G.
Answer the questions in Appendix H from your lab book in Appendix H. Write your responses in Appendix H.
Complete ALL of Appendix H.
Post completed Appendixes G & H in the individual forum.
Due day 7.

11. GLG 101 Entire Course (UOP)
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GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab
GLG 101 Assignment: Earthquake Technology Lab
GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab PART 2 OF 2
GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab PART 1 OF 2
GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab PART 1 OF 2
GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute Geologic Time Lab PART 2 OF 2
GLG 101 Assignment: Deserts Lab

12. GLG 101 Week 1 Assignment: Minerals (UOP)
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Resources: Ch. 2 of the text, Virtual Mineral Lab, and Appendixes B & C
Conduct the minerals lab by clicking on the following link: the mineral worksheet found in Appendix B to record your observations and results in identifying different minerals.
Write a summary answering the following: What are the four requirements for a material to be classified as a mineral? How do you differentiate between minerals? Briefly summarize the six methods to tell minerals apart. Summarize the major differences between minerals and rocks.

13. GLG 101 Week 1 CheckPoint: Study of Earth (UOP)
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Resources: Ch. 1 of the text and Nebular Theory animation
Write a 200- to 300-word description of the three branches and three systems of geology.
Review the animation at
/skinner/ /animations/animations/mod_1/nebular_theory.html
Respond to the following: According to the nebular theory, how did the solar system develop? How is uniformitarianism related to the evolution of Earth and the solar system?
Post your description and responses in the individual forum.

14. GLG 101 Week 2 CheckPoint: Fossils and the Geologic Column (UOP)
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Resource: Ch. 3 of the text and p. 12 of Geoscience Laboratory
Post your responses to the following in the individual forum:
Review Figure 3.6 on p. 68 of the text. How do fossils help in determining the relative age of strata? Are the three different localities around the same relative age? Explain your response.
Reference p. 12 of the lab book. What periods are the fossils from in Figure 3.6? What does this say about the area in Figure 3.6?
Due day 5

15. GLG 101 Week 2 DQS (UOP)
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Discussion Question 1:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 1 thread.
Due day 2.
I will assign you one of the following methods of evaluating geological time: Absolute Dating and Numerical Age or Relative Dating
Describe your assigned method and how it is used to evaluate geologic time.
Review another student’s method different from yours.
Reply to another student who describes a different method than yours and comment on which method you think is more reliable or accurate.

16. GLG 101 Week 3 Assignment: Earthquakes (UOP)
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Resource: Ch. 6 of the text and the Igneous Rock animation
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Respond in 200 to 300 words to the following questions:
Where do igneous rocks originate?
How are they formed?
What are the two categories of igneous rocks?
What are the distinguishing characteristics between the two categories of rocks?

17. GLG 101 Week 3 CheckPoint: Plate Tectonic Theory (UOP)
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Resources: Ch. 4 of the text and Continents of the Past animation
Respond to the following scenario:
Your younger brother is in fifth grade. He comes home and tells you to look at an animation his teacher showed him in geology class.
Review the animation at
After viewing the animation, your brother has a look of disbelief on his face, “C’mon, really? Our whole continent moves? That’s bogus!” Instead of blowing him off like you usually do, you decide to sit down and educate him about plate tectonics. First, you provide him an overview about two historical figures that

18. GLG 101 Week 4 DQS (UOP)
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Discussion Question 1:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 1 thread.
Due day 2.
Review the Hot Spot animation at
Post your response to the following: Describe how plate tectonics is related to the formation of volcanoes. Which type of plate margin commonly forms volcanoes? Name one of the most popular volcanoes in the United States or the world. Review l or

19. GLG 101 Week 5 Assignment: Sedimentary Rocks (UOP)
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Resources: Ch. 8 of the text and the Clastic Sedimentary Rocks animation
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Write a 700-word paper that provides an overview of how plate tectonics affects sedimentation. Answer the following questions:
Where do sedimentary rocks originate?
How are they formed?
What are the three categories of sedimentary rocks?

20. GLG 101 Week 5 CheckPoint: Weathering and Erosion (UOP)
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Resource: Ch. 7 of the text
Create a five- to seven-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of the following:
Description of difference between weathering and erosion.
Graphical representation of the following:
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
water erosion
wind erosion
ice erosion

21. GLG 101 - Week 6 Assignment: Metamorphic Rocks Lab PART 2/2 (UOP)
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Resources: pp. 108–116 of Geoscience Laboratory and Appendixes K & L
Identify and classify the rock examples in Appendix K.
Answer the Appendix L questions from your lab book. Write your responses in Appendix K.
Complete All of Appendix K & L.
Post completed Appendix K & L in the individual forum.
Due day 7.

22. GLG 101 Week 6 CheckPoint: Metamorphic Rocks (UOP)
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Resource: Ch. 10 of the text.
Respond to the following questions in 200 to 300 words:
Where do metamorphic rocks originate? How are they formed?
What are the two categories of metamorphic rocks? What are the distinguishing characteristics between the two categories of rocks?
Post your response in the individual forum.
Due day 5.

23. GLG 101 Week 6 DQS (UOP)
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Discussion Question 1:
Post your description and responses in the main forum under the DQ 1 thread.
Due day 2.
View the Understanding Faults animation at
Describe the different types of faults and discuss at least one similarity and one difference between a fault and a fold. If the San Andreas Fault in California is to continue its activity, what does the future look like for that area? What precautions must be taken?

24. GLG 101 Week 7 Assignment: Deserts, Glaciers, and Climate (UOP)
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Resources: Ch. 13 of the text, China Desert video, and online animations
Review the following Ch. 13 video, China Desert:
Review the following animations:
Types of Dunes:
Glacial Landforms:

25. GLG 101 Week 7 CheckPoint: Water Impacts (UOP)
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Resources: Ch. 11 of the text, Sinking England video, and online animations
Review the following Ch. 12 video, Sinking England:
Review the following Web sites:
Wave Refraction land forms:
Coastal Landforms:

26. GLG 101 Week 8 CheckPoint: Fossil Fuels and Minerals (UOP)
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Resources: Ch. 15 of the text and Web sites on fossil fuels
Respond to the following in 300 to 350 words:
Where do fossil fuels and minerals come from?
Describe how at least one fossil fuel and mineral is formed from its sources.
Navigate to the following Web sites to help in your research:

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