Knowledge Survey Questions - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 What is the definition of a formation? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Outline the basic descriptive parameters needed to characterize sedimentary rocks in detail. Compare and ...

Knowledge Survey Questions - Petrology part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 What are the properties of the REE that give them their unique chemical behavior? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Briefly, describe the average composition of continental crust and ...

Knowledge Survey Questions - Mineralogy part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 What characteristics define a "mineral?" Describe how x-rays can be used to study minerals? Explain how mineral association can be used to aid in the identification of ...

Knowledge Survey Questions - Historical Geology part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 How old is the Earth? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Compare and contrast igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Describe the basic properties of sedimentary rocks that are ...

Knowledge Survey Questions - Physical Geology part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 What variables are important to soil formation? What factors determine the location of deserts? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Explain the effect of water on the eruption style of ...

Knowledge Survey Questions - Dinosaurs part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 When did the dinosaurs live? What is the basic ecology of the dinosaurs? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Compare and contrast the two major groups of dinosaurs - saurischians vs. ...

Knowledge Survey Questions - Structural Geology part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 What is a recumbent isoclinal fold? What is a fault-bend fold? What is a Brunton compass used for? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 What are the orientations of fold axes in a thrust ...

Knowledge Survey Questions - Environmental Geology part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 How do levees affect river morphology, and why do they increase the long-term risk of damaging flooding? How do septic systems differ from municipal water treatment systems, and ...

Knowledge Survey Questions - Geomorphology part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Draw an equilibrium profile of a river, and explain how water discharge, slope, channel width, and water velocity change as a function of distance downstream. What geologic ...

Knowledge Survey Questions - Paleobiology part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 What characteristics define a "fossil?" Provide evidence for evolution, using both modern and ancient examples. Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 3 Describe the major ...