Dynamic Planet B/C

[Ethancheese123]

So this is my first year doing scioly as well as my first time doing a study event. Can anyone give me some sources to study from? (I already read the rules)

[knottingpurple]

So this is my first year doing scioly as well as my first time doing a study event. Can anyone give me some sources to study from? (I already read the rules)

Wikipedia or other things that come up with google searches are honestly really good for DP, because it gives you all these details in the rules about specific things that come up so you can just look up each of those things in turn and then expand from there.

[skiski]

What do I have to know for "Geological Settings of Ores, Hydrothermals, Hydrocarbons in relation to tectonic processes and features"? Cause my partner and I have a huge section dedicated to this bullet point, yet there are barely any tests that include any questions relating to this part.
Any thoughts?

[Unome]

What do I have to know for "Geological Settings of Ores, Hydrothermals, Hydrocarbons in relation to tectonic processes and features"? Cause my partner and I have a huge section dedicated to this bullet point, yet there are barely any tests that include any questions relating to this part.
Any thoughts?

I doubt you'll encounter much on this subject, it's fairly obscure. I personally wouldn't devote any more than 2-4% of any test to it. If you have good info on each of those points (especially the 1st and 3rd, which are easier to test) you should be fine.

[knottingpurple]

What do I have to know for "Geological Settings of Ores, Hydrothermals, Hydrocarbons in relation to tectonic processes and features"? Cause my partner and I have a huge section dedicated to this bullet point, yet there are barely any tests that include any questions relating to this part.
Any thoughts?

I doubt you'll encounter much on this subject, it's fairly obscure. I personally wouldn't devote any more than 2-4% of any test to it. If you have good info on each of those points (especially the 1st and 3rd, which are easier to test) you should be fine.

It's probably one of those things like gravity anomalies, which will come up on the hardest few tests so you do need to know but isn't really the main focus of the event for a vast majority of test writers.

[JoeyC]

Does anyone know where to get good resources for learning about plate tectonics? It's a somewhat vague topic as it serves no real purpose in the world; there are no high paying applications for it . I've made notes, and am a veteran of this event, but I'm still flailing because I can't find any good resources; my local library has next to nothing ( no college level ) and Khan Academy has one puny section on it. I know that the best way to prepare for an event is to master its subject and have knowledge that rivals a college students on given subject, but that is hard to do if you can't find a good way to gather data to learn from. There are scattered articles here and there, but are there any good college level resources out there?

[geniusjohn5]

Regionals is tomorrow for me, and I only studied a little bit. Does anybody have any good cramming tips and strategies? (Btw, I studied thoroughly for all my other events so I'm mostly gonna study just Dynamic Planet today lol)

[Unome]

Regionals is tomorrow for me, and I only studied a little bit. Does anybody have any good cramming tips and strategies? (Btw, I studied thoroughly for all my other events so I'm mostly gonna study just Dynamic Planet today lol)

Google everything on the rules and read up quickly. Getting a good overview of all the material is the most important thing to do with this little time.

Does anyone know where to get good resources for learning about plate tectonics? It's a somewhat vague topic as it serves no real purpose in the world; there are no high paying applications for it . I've made notes, and am a veteran of this event, but I'm still flailing because I can't find any good resources; my local library has next to nothing ( no college level ) and Khan Academy has one puny section on it. I know that the best way to prepare for an event is to master its subject and have knowledge that rivals a college students on given subject, but that is hard to do if you can't find a good way to gather data to learn from. There are scattered articles here and there, but are there any good college level resources out there?

I've found that Wikipedia and college geology courses are the best resources for this event.

[knottingpurple]

Does anyone know where to get good resources for learning about plate tectonics? It's a somewhat vague topic as it serves no real purpose in the world; there are no high paying applications for it . I've made notes, and am a veteran of this event, but I'm still flailing because I can't find any good resources; my local library has next to nothing ( no college level ) and Khan Academy has one puny section on it. I know that the best way to prepare for an event is to master its subject and have knowledge that rivals a college students on given subject, but that is hard to do if you can't find a good way to gather data to learn from. There are scattered articles here and there, but are there any good college level resources out there?

I know my local college's science library has plenty of geology books, is going to a college rather than a public library an option for you?

[Nerd95]

Thank you pettywap and knottingpurple! I admittedly have been stalking the DP forums hahah what fun (read: I'm crying) and noticed someone else posted a question similar to mine. Seeing how no one responded, I was hopping if I prodded some more, a knowledgeable one would enlighten us all. Is there a specific time frame I should focus on for that topic (like mesozoic etc)? Also I have searched for ocean currents before but can't find any info on prehistoric currents and change over time...

(Thank you once again!!)

They usually don't test on a specific time period, rather they focus on the mechanics of what has happened in the past and why. I have never seen any thing about prehistoric currents so I wouldn't worry too much abut that. Though if you do come across something let me know.

Hi all -- I'm an event supervisor, and I've written a couple of Dynamic Planet tests for invitationals and an upcoming state tournament, and I do include "geologic timeline" questions on my exam. The questions are often something like, "Given this timeline, fill in the missing periods." Or, "where on this timeline did Pangea break apart?"

Now, you might ask: "Why would you include these questions?" It's because I believe one of the most fundamental things to the study of geology -- of any kind -- is an understanding of the geologic timeline. If you don't have a sense of time, or a sense of the massive scale of Earth history, coming to terms with exactly how plate tectonics works (or mass extinctions happen, or species evolve) is really difficult. It underpins everything.

So be sure to know your geologic timeline! It's important. And, if you go study geology in college, you'll be glad you've learned it already.