Question 1 : List and describe the different characteristics of sedimentary rocks and discuss the processes that change sediment into sedimentary rock.

Question 2 : How is a scientific hypothesis different from a scientific theory? How does a scientific theory differ from a regular theory (i.e., a non-scientific theory in the way the term is used by lay people)?

Question 3 : List the eight most abundant elements in the continental crust.

Question 4 : Imagine that you are a mineralogist and you have just received a single, small sample of a mineral with which you are not familiar.

Discuss how you might go about identifying that mineral using some of the mineral identification properties discussed in Chapter 1. Which properties would you find less useful? Why?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Question 5 : Discuss three different paths that water could take once it falls in the form of precipitation.

Question 6 : Briefly describe at least six depositional features created by glaciers.

Question 7 : Explain how a forest fire could lead to mass wasting.

Question 8 : Why are flash floods common in arid climates?

Question 9 : Describe the evolution of an erosional floodplain from a mountain stream. Explain the processes that take place to change the landscape.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.