1. List six physical properties we use to identify minerals.

2. Explain the origin of basalt magma.

3. Describe how hot spot basalt islands change as they age.

4. List six typical flood plain features.

5. Explain how to determine relative ages of igneous rocks.

6. Explain how we can determine the absolute age of a pluton.

7. List six typical features of glacial erosion of bedrock.

8. Describe how contact metamorphism changes pure quartz sandstone.

9. Sketch and describe three kinds of plate boundaries. Be sure to indicate sense (direction) of motion for each.

10. Sketch cross sections of a syncline, an anticline, a normal fault and a reverse fault. Label completely.

11. What are methane hydrates? What benefits might they provide us? What threats do they pose?

12. In what geologic settings would you search for gold? What are three major kinds of gold deposits.