This material is appropriate for an introductory course such as Physical Geology, Earth Science or Environmental Geology.

This quiz assesses student basic knowledge that is learned by watching the video. Students are not expected to have any significant prior knowledge of geology.

Students respond to quiz questions after viewing the related video and before attending class.

This quiz includes questions associated with two learning objectives: 1) Students will be able to identify the most common elements in the whole Earth and in the crust; 2) Students will be able to characterize the most common mineral group found in the crust and describe how it is formed.

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After watching the associated video, students complete the quiz to ensure that they have a working knowledge of some basic content related to silicate minerals and common elements. This provides the instructor with more time in the subsequent class to incorporate active learning exercises that may include the application of higher order thinking skills.

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• Earth's Elements and an Introduction to the Silicate minerals

We include the video and quiz as a pre-class exercise offered in our course management system.

Compare student responses to answer key (included - see bottom of PDF).