1. Illustrate and explain the rock cycle. Label completely.

2. Compare and contrast shield volcanoes and cinder cones.

3. Explain the origin quartz sandstone.

4. List six physical properties commonly used to identify minerals.

5. Compare and contrast graphite and diamond.

6. Write about partial melting of peridotite. 7. Define the terms “weathering” and “erosion”.

8. Explain four processes (mechanisms) of mechanical weathering.

9. Describe the chemical weathering of granite in a humid, temperate climate.

10. What is the “Principal of Superposition”?

11. Compare and contrast deltas and alluvial fans.

12. Describe four features (“primary sedimentary structures”) that a geologist can use to determine if sedimentary strata are right-side-up or up-side-down.