
Metamorphic Rocks, Processes, and Resources 155 Activity 7.1: Metamorphic Rock Analysis 167 Activity 7.2: Hand Sample Analysis (Metamorphic Rocks Worksheet) 169 Activity 7.3: Metamorphic Grades and Facies 173Īctivity 10.3: Geologic Mapping in Colorado (Topo Map Base) 242 Activity 10.4: Cardboard Model Analysis and Interpretation 243 Activity 10.5: Block Diagram Analysis and Interpretation 245 Activity 10.6: Appalachian Mountains Geologic Map 247 Activity 10.7: Geologic Map of Colorado National Monument 248 Sedimentary Rocks, Processes, and Environments 127 Activity 6.1: Clastic and Detrital Sediment 141 Activity 6.2: Biochemical Sediment and Rock 143 Activity 6.3: Chemical Sediment and Rock 144 Activity 6.4: Sediment Analysis, Classification, and Interpretation 145 Activity 6.5: Hand Sample Analysis and Interpretation 147 Activity 6.6: Outcrop Analysis and Interpretation 151 Activity 6.7: Using the Present to Imagine the Past-Dogs and Dinosaurs 152 Activity 6.8: Using the Present to Imagine the Past-Cape Cod to Kansas 153 Activity 6.9: “Reading” Earth History from a Sequence of Strata 154
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Igneous Rocks and Volcanic Hazards 103 Activity 5.1: Glassy and Vesicular Textures of Igneous Rocks 119 Activity 5.2: Crystalline Textures of Igneous Rocks 120 Activity 5.3: Rock Analysis, Classification, and Textural Interpretation 121 Activity 5.4: Thin Section Analysis and Bowen’s Reaction Series 122 Activity 5.5: Igneous Rocks Worksheet 123 Activity 5.6: Modeling Lava Behavior and Volcanic Landforms 125 Activity 5.7: Infer the Geologic History of Shiprock, New Mexico 126 Activity 5.8: Infer the Geologic History of Southeastern Pennsylvania 126

Mineral Properties, Uses, and IdentificationĪctivity 3.1: Mineral Properties 79 Activity 3.2: Analysis and Classification of Crystal Forms 81 Activity 3.3: Determining Specific Gravity (SG) 82 Activity 3.4: Mineral Analysis, Identification, and Uses 83 Plate Tectonics and the Origin of Magma 31 Activity 2.1: Is Plate Tectonics Caused by a Change in Earth’s Size? 43 Activity 2.2: Evaluate a Lava Lamp Model of Earth 45 Activity 2.3: Using Earthquakes to Identify Plate Boundaries 47 Activity 2.4: Analysis of Atlantic Seafloor Spreading 49 Activity 2.5: Plate Motions Along the San Andreas Fault 51 Activity 2.6: The Hawaiian Hot Spot and Pacific Plate Motion 53 Activity 2.7: Plate Tectonics of the Northwest United States 54 Activity 2.8: The Origin of Magma 55 Rock-Forming Processes and the Rock Cycle 89Īctivity 1.1: Basketball Model of Earth’s Spheres 21 Activity 1.2: Remote Sensing of Earth and Exploring for Copper 22 Activity 1.3: Measuring Earth Materials and Relationships 23 Activity 1.4: Density, Gravity, and Isostasy Activity 1.5: Isostasy and Earth’s Global Topography 27Īctivity 4.1: Rocks and the Rock Cycle Model 99 Activity 4.2: Rock Analysis and Interpretation 101 Observing and Measuring Earth Materials and Processes 1 *The opinions contributed by this person do not officially represent opinions of the U.S. SUNY–College at Geneseo DAVID LUMSDEN CLAUDE BOLZE SUNY–College at Geneseo SHARON LASKA PHILLIP D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Printed in the United States of America 109 87 65 43 21 Pearson Prentice Hall™ is a trademark of Pearson Education, Inc.

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