I passed this exam 12/05/08 with one week of study. I needed science credits, and I don't know why I chose Geology, except that I just think rocks are cool. I studied for one week. I speed read my way through The Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, by Tarbuck/Lutgens, and Exercises in Physical Geology by Hamblin and Howard. Both books are very good, lots of pictures and excellent illustrations. I scored a 54, a 'B'. I think I could have scored much higher if I had learned all the terminology better and given it a bit more time, but I was in a hurry! Here's a few things I remember: -How old is the moon in relation to earth? -Which planet has plate tectonics like Earth? -Rocks older than 180 million years are not found on the ocean floor, why is that? -What is the ocean floor made of? -What are the mineral & chemical compositions of granite, quartz, and feldspar? -What distinctive landscape features are caused by glaciers? -What climates are most/least conducive to chemical weathering of rocks? -Know the law of superposition, be able to recognize a diagram of it, with laccoliths, dikes, and faults, and be able to say which of all these things occurred in what order. -Know how to figure out the rate of sea floor spreading. -Know all about transform faults -How were the Aleutian Islands formed? -Know Bowen's Reaction Series really well -How is an oxbow lake formed? Here are other resources: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Standard_Deviants_School_Geology/70035575 http://www.geo.ua.edu/intro03/notes.html http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/visualgeology/geology101/index.htm http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/geology/Geo_Lectures/Geo_Lectures_page.html http://www.sparknotes.com/astronomy/earth/ Sorry it's not much, that's all I can remember. I found the subject matter fascinating. I definitely think that the key terms--vocabulary and knowing all the definitions is key on this one. Good luck!
