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    October 2, 2024 / October 3, 2024_Activity: In-class

    Independent Reading

    Write the questions and answers completely on a one whole yellow paper.
    (*Earth Science Notebooks has been submitted already)

    ONLINE READING ON WEATHERING


    Link: Unit 4 Reading: Sedimentary Processes (carleton.edu)

    1. Based on the table, which mineral is most soluble (dissolves most easily)?
    Quartz Olivine Calcite

    2. Which of the following are examples of mechanical weathering?


    ______ Water fills a crack in the pavement. Overnight, the water freezes (and expands), so the
    pavement cracks even more.
    ______ A road crew used dynamite to blast away a hillside.
    ______ A teaspoon of salt dumped into a pot of boiling water dissolves.
    ______ The bumper of a 1989 Honda rusts.
    ______ Sediments (rocks) carried in a stream smash against each other, breaking off edges and
    corners.

    3. Imagine you have identically sized pebbles of the minerals in the table below.
    Which one will be heaviest?
    Quartz Silver Copper Diamond

    4. Which erosion agent is most likely to pick up and carry (erode) the mineral you
    selected?
    A very fast moving stream A gentle ocean wave Wind

    5. Which brine in the table has the highest salinity (contains the highest
    concentrations of dissolved ions)?
    Rain water River water Ocean water Water from Great Salt Lake

    6. Evaporite minerals readily form in the Great Salt Lake and in the ocean. Why do
    minerals crystallize in these places?
    ______ Because concentrations of ions are high in these places.
    ______ Because little rain falls in these places.
    ______ Because these bodies of water are very large.
    ______ Because temperatures are very hot in these places.

    7. Complete the concept map.

    8. At which latitudes would you expect the most chemical weathering?


    _______ At latitudes with low pressure---near the equator and latitudes of 60 ° N and S
    _______ At latitudes with high temperature---between 0° and 25° degrees N and S
    _______ At latitudes with high pressure---near the poles and latitudes of 30 ° N and S
    _______ At latitudes with low temperature--- between 60° 90° degrees N and S

    Link: Unit 5 Reading: Igneous & Metamorphic Processes (carleton.edu)


    Concept map showing the basics of how igneous rocks form. Concept map created by Joy
    Branlund, Southwestern Illinois College

    Concept map showing how metamorphic rocks form. Concept map created by Joy Branlund,
    Southwestern Illinois College

    Link: Unit 6 Phosphorus Option Reading: Phosphorus (carleton.edu)


    9. True/ False. Phosphorus is one of the eight most common elements in Earth's crust.
    True False

    10. True/ False. Because phosphorus is a main nutrient for plants and animals, it has
    no substitute.
    True False

    11. Naturally, how does phosphorus end up in soil?


    _______ Weathering of igneous and sedimentary rocks
    _______ Decay of plants and animals that die on top of the soil
    _______ It dissolves in the soil from the atmosphere
    _______ Streams and lakes put phosphorus into the soil

    12. What processes form the majority of phosphate deposits?


    _______ Sedimentary---deposition of clastic sediment ________Sedimentary---deposition of
    chemical sediment
    _______ Metamorphic ________ Igneous

    13. Phosphate deposits in Florida formed the same way that most phosphate deposits
    form (see previous question). Based on this, what type of mining happens in Florida?
    Surface Underground

    14. What sorts of problems would you expect to exist from the mining process?
    _______ A lot of waste rock will be created
    _______ A lot of land is needed to operate the mine
    _______ Underground tunnels could potentially collapse in the future

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