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Why I have a D+ in Geology (Rant)

March 23, 2009 at 4:15 am (Uncategorized)

It's Plate Tectonics Bay-Bee!

So I currently carry a D+ in Physical Geology, which happens to be my fave class. (I’ve been studying for the one I have tomorrow for 2 hours now and I’m only half way done with the notes…so I expect to have at least a b avg. by the end of the semester…yay make up tests) Anyway….How did this happen? Well lemme give you some of the test questions from last time.

28. Which of the following plate parts would most likely contain basalt and arkoses? A.oceanic basin B.craton C.rift valley D.trailing continental edge E.ophiolite sequence (It’s C)

17. If you straddle a dip-slip fault trace, the foot standing on the ? bed will also be standing on the “upthrown” fault block. A.oldest B.youngest C.you cannot determine this from the information given (it’s A)

16. Microcontinents that collide and become attached to larger continental margins are A.triple junctions B.magmatic arcs C.rift zones D.exotic terranes E.hot spots (it’s D)

34. The ?-wave shadow zone is between approximately 103° and 180° from the earthquake epicenter. A.Love B.Rayleigh C.P D.S (It’s D)

Here’s a fun picture of the P and S wave shadow Zone

81. The Mohorovičić Discontinuity is at a ? depth in the oceans versus the continents. A.shallower B.deeper C.the Mohorovicic Discontinuity is at the same depth everywhere (It’s B)

All of the above Terms/Questions…were NOT covered in the lecture…we DO NOT use a book in the class. You have to go up to the school to access his online notes and learn this crap yourself. So apprently we don’t need professors for anything other than to ask questions when once we have taught ourselves all we can and are still lost.

In short…I’m paying to teach myself…everything.

P.S. Perhaps a Communication Degree is the way I will go….not set in stone…or rock…lol yet. But hey…Journalism can be fun.