Geology (Pathfinder Honor)

1. Give the geological meaning of the following words:

   • Delta

   • Sand spit

   • Sinkhole

   • Oxbow Lake

   • Moraine

   • Cirque

   • Mesa

   • Alluvial fan

   • Anticline

   • Syncline

2. 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

3. Know what category of rocks (sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous) the following rocks are:

   • Granite

   • Sandstone

   • Conglomerate

   • Slate

   • Shale

   • Marble

   • Lava

   • Limestone

   • Basalt

   • Gneiss

4. 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.)

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