Assignment

Watch the Pre Lab Video. Read all sections of Lab 21. Answer the following questions:

Activity 21.1A Volcanism Questions 1-4

Activity 21.1B Tectonic Activity Questions 1-3

Activity 21.1C Gradation Questions 1-3

Activity 21.1D Impact Cratering Questions 1-5

Activity 21.2 Landforms on the Moon Questions 1-6

Activity 21.3 Landforms on Mercury Questions 1-7

Learning Objectives

Each statement represents an important learning objective that relates to one or more sections of this lab. After you complete this exercise you should be able to:

Describe the major geologic processes that have shaped the landscapes of the terrestrial planets.

Identify landforms on each of the terrestrial planets and the Moon.

Describe the procedure for determining the relative ages of a planet’s surface features.

List the factors that influence the size of impact craters.