GLG/220

PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

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GLG 220 Week 1 Week One Critical and Creative Thinking Questions

Resources: WileyPlus or Visualizing Geology

Prepare a 50- to 100-word response to each of the following questions from the text. Provide an explanation in your responses. Be prepared to discuss these questions in class.

• Ch. 1: Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 3 & 5
• Ch. 2: Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 2 & 3
• Ch. 3: Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 3 & 4
• Ch. 15: Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 1 & 4

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GLG 220 Week 1 Minerals Lab

Resources: Ch. 2 of Visualizing Geology, Virtual Mineral Lab

Conduct the minerals lab by clicking on the following link: http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/%5Cvirtual_lab/virtual_lab.html.

Refer to the University of Phoenix Material: Mineral Identification Reference Sheet

Record your observations and results using the University of Phoenix Material: Mineral Identification Worksheet.

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GLG 220 Week 2 Plate Tectonics Paper

Imagine you are the Director of Earthquake Preparedness for Los Angeles and have been tasked with writing a press release educating the public on earthquake preparedness.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word press release that includes the following information:

• Descriptions of hazards associated with earthquakes in Los Angeles
• Origin and causes of earthquakes
• Relation of earthquakes to plate tectonics and faults in Los Angeles
• Historical disasters associated with past earthquakes in the LA region
• Potential of future earthquake events

Format your references consistent with APA guidelines.

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GLG 220 Week 2 Earthquake Technology Lab

Resource: Ch. 9 of Geoscience Laboratory

Complete University of Phoenix Material: Week Two Earthquakes Lab Report and University of Phoenix Material: Week Two Lab Report Worksheet by answering the following questions in Ch. 9 of Geoscience Laboratory: 9.1, 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.10, 9.14, 9.17 (Longitude), and 9.20. Note that additional lab book questions and answers appear in the University of Phoenix Materials to assist in your completion of the lab.

Complete the Lab Summary at the end of the report.

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GLG 220 Week 3 Groundwater Lab

Resources: Ch. 12 of Geoscience Laboratory

Complete University of Phoenix Material: Week Three Groundwater Lab Report by answering the following questions in your lab book: 12.2A & B, 12.5, 12.6, 12.11, 12.18, 12.19A & B, 12.20, 12.21 & 12.25. Note that additional lab book questions and answers appear in the University of Phoenix Material to assist in your completion of the lab.

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GLG 220 Week 3 Virtual Field Trip

Resource: Visualizing Geology

Virtual Field Trip:

Research a geologic area of interest in your hometown or state.

Select a geologic feature in your hometown or region and conduction a virtual fieldtrip. Examples may include local caves, lakes, glacial deposits, rock formations, and so on.

Prepare a 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you discuss the geologic feature. Include the following:

The feature

Relevant geologic history of the region

Formation and age of the feature

The role of erosion or weathering on the feature

Unique aspects of the geologic feature (such as how has it changed over time, where similar features are found, and so on)

Include pictures of the feature (or examples of the feature) and be sure to cite the sources for images consistent with APA guidelines.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

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GLG 220 Week 4 The Oceans and Atmosphere Worksheet

Resource: Visualizing Geology

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: The Oceans and Atmosphere Worksheet.

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The Oceans and Atmosphere Worksheet

Prepare a 50- to 75-word response to each of the following questions using the assigned readings for Week 4. Your responses will be assessed according to the accuracy of the content.

Oceans

Atmosphere

GLG 220 Week 4 Deserts Lab

Resources: Ch. 15 of Geoscience Laboratory

Complete University of Phoenix Material: Week Four Deserts Lab Report by answering the following questions from your lab book: 15.4, 15.6, 15.7, 15.8, 15.14, 15.16, 15.18, 15.19 & 15.20. Note that additional lab book questions and answers appear in the Week Four Deserts Lab Report to assist in your completion of the lab.

Complete the Lab Summary at the end of the report.

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GLG 220 Week 5 Week Five Critical and Creative Thinking Questions

Prepare a 50- to 100-word response to Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 1–5 in Ch. 16 of Visualizing Geology. Provide an explanation in your responses.

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GLG 220 Week 5 Renewable Resource Paper

Select a city or state that is successfully using one of the following renewable resources:

• Solar power
• Wind power
• Geothermal energy
• Hydropower

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper on this city’s use of your chosen renewable resource. Do not discuss multiple renewable resources. Include the following in your paper:

• Explain your chosen renewable source and what makes it unique.
• Explain possible limitations of using your chosen resource.
• When and how was use of the renewable resource implemented?
• How has the use of the renewable resources changed the use of nonrenewable resources in the region?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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