Geology (Pathfinder Honor)
NAD Honor
This honor is presented to those students who complete the requirements for this course and obtain a solid understanding of geology.
HONOR REQUIREMENTS
- Give the geological meaning of the following words:
- Delta
- Sand spit
- Sinkhole
- Oxbow Lake
- Moraine
- Cirque
- Mesa
- Alluvial fan
- Anticline
- Syncline
- Describe the following:
- A shield-type volcano as compared to a composite volcano
- How a glacier moves and what evidence it leaves behind
- How sediments are laid down by water
- The different types of mountains
- Why a river or stream bank often keeps caving in on the outside of a bend
- Know what category of rocks (sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous) the following rocks are:
- Granite
- Sandstone
- Conglomerate
- Slate
- Shale
- Marble
- Lava
- Limestone
- Basalt
- Gneiss
- Take a picture or make a sketch of each of the following geological features:
- A bed of sediment that is coarser at the bottom and finer toward the top (This is called normal graded bedding.)
- Ripple marks in sand or mud (Show with an arrow the current direction if possible.)
- Gully erosion
- Mud cracks (These can usually be found after a heavy rain or flood when mud starts to dry.)
- Soil profile along a stream bank or road cut (You should be able to see how soil usually becomes lighter colored downward from the surface of the ground.)
- Sand bar (Sand bars can be found in rivers or streams, or along the ocean.)
- Give the geological meaning of the following words:
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