Problem 2
You are an igneous rock. Describe what you experience as you move through the rock cycle. Repeat this exercise, assuming you are a sedimentary rock and again assuming you are a metamorphic rock.
Problem 3
What are three ways in which you benefit from the rock cycle?
Problem 4
Suppose your country's supply of rare earth metals was cut off tomorrow. How would this affect your life? Give at least three examples. How would you adjust to these changes? Explain.
Problem 6
Suppose you were told that mining deep-ocean mineral resources would mean severely degrading ocean bottom habitats and life forms such as giant tubeworms and giant clams. Do you think that such information should be used to prevent ocean bottom mining? Explain.
Problem 7
List three ways in which a nanotechnology revolution could benefit you and three ways in which it could harm you. Do you think the benefits outweigh the harms? Explain.
Problem 8
What are three ways to reduce the harmful environmental impacts of the mining and processing of nonrenewable mineral resources? What are three aspects of your lifestyle that contribute to these harmful impacts?
