EOSC 111 - certainly not my 111

I just had my EOSC111 paper it was just one hour of essay writing...but i had to write quickly since i was worried in case i didnt have enough time to write all my points. As a result, i wrote full 2 pages, side-by-side. Great? no, i am so worried right now since the topics that i am confident with didnt come out..

the ones that were on the exam ---> Southern Alps and Dinosaurs

these were the questions given to us around 1st May :-

1.Discuss, using specific examples, the types of information that allow palaeontologits to reconstruct dinosaurs as living animals. How have our views of dinosaur lifestyles changed over time?

2.Describe using illustrations, the tectonic setting of the Southern Alps of New Zealand and the processes that have contributed to the evolution of this orogenic belt. You should include a discussion of how rates of slip on the Alpine Fault have been determined and what these data mean. What makes this orogenic belt special?

3.Outline the main factores that are thought to have influenced the earth's climate over geological time. What lines of evidence have been used to reconstruct past climates?

4.Outline the methods and phenomena that have been used previously to predict earthquakes. What are the most promising, if any, future methods?


I prepared for all except for 2. Since two out those four will come out, students should prepare for three topics to be on the safe side.

I am happy with climate change since i managed to gather 43 points that i think relevant to what the question wants. Earthquake prediction with 36 points. Dinosaurs of only 30 points. And what's more worrysome is that I am not sure whether the points i collected for Dinosaurs topic were the ones that can help me score some marks during the exam or not =s

EOSC111 comprised of 60% exam and 40% portfolio. So we should use our portfolio that we had prepared as materials during the exam(I think) and i didnt do any research. so I just used my portfolio material only since i was so lazy and prefer not to research and concentrate on revising only.

anyways, i will be having another paper tomorrow at 10am...cruel right? lol..what to do~magmas & Volcanoes, another module that im not confident with..pray for me readers =) thanks.