GEY 111 Study Guide for Exam 1:
Exam Format:
30 multiple choice or true/false questions (30 points)
3-5 short answer and drawing questions (25 points)
1 essay (15 points)
70 points total
Online Videos/Homework (This will be approximately 55
of the 70 points)
Homework for Jan 26
Scientific Method: You will need to be able to:
Identify or write a definition of “science”
Identify or describe the difference between data and interpretations and their relationship to
each other.
Identify or describe the difference between qualitative and quantitative data
Define the words: observation, hypothesis, prediction. Identify each of these components in
description of a scientific study.
The Sun and the Earth: You will need to be able to:
Put the events in order: formation of the universe, formation of the sun, formation of the earth,
formation of the moon. Identify and estimate of the time between each event. For example:
the universe formed several billion years before the solar system.
Describe each of the “goldilocks” conditions for life
Explain why plate tectonics is important to the existence of life.
Maps Skills: See Lab 9: Topographic Maps.
Homework for Feb 2
Layers of the Earth:
Identify each of the layers of the earth on a diagram.
Explain how earthquakes help scientists understand the interior of the earth
Describe the difference between oceanic crust and continental crust. Draw a cross section view
of the two together.
Describe the difference between layers defined by chemical properties (such as the crust) and
layers defined by physical properties (such as the lithosphere).
Identify the two most common elements in the crust and mantle
Identify the most common element in the core.
Describe how density and temperature increase with depth.
Identify which layers of the earth are liquid.
Identify the cause of Earth’s magnetic field.
Pangea, Wegener and Continental Drift
