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The Syllabus
Readings
- Welcome to Planet Earth...and You!
- Syllabus
- Google Earth Instructions
- Updating Your Profile
- Social Media
- About the Discussion Forums
- How Graded Discussions Work
- Discussion Rubric
Practice Exercise
- Orientation Quiz
Videos
- 1.A.1 Introduction to Earthquakes
- 1.A.2 Generation of Earthquake Vibrations
- 1.A.3 Introduction to Faults
- 1.A.4 Types of Faults
- 1.A.5 Earthquake Waves
- 1.B.1 The Intensity and Magnitude of Earthquakes
- 1.B.2 Seismometers
- 1.B.3 Interpreting Seismograms and Earthquake Magnitude
- 1.B.4 Comparing Earthquakes
- 1.C.1 Damage Due to Ground Shaking
- 1.C.2 Other Consequences of Earthquakes
- 1.C.3 Tsunamis
- 1.D.1 The First Step in Predicting Earthquakes: Recognizing Where They Occur
- 1.D.2 Earthquake Recurrence Interval
- 1.D.3 Interpreting The Recurrence Interval
- 1.D.4 Efforts to Prevent Earthquake Devastation
- 1.D.5 Mitigating Earthquake Damage
- Week 1 Lab: Triangulation Lab
Reading
- Week 1 Overview
Practice Exercises
- Week 1 Quiz
- Week 1 Assignment
- Week 1 Lab
Videos
- 2.A.1 Ideas before Plate Tectonics
- 2.A.2 Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift
- 2.A.3 Evidence for Continental Drift
- 2.A.4 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Seafloor Bathymetry
- 2.A.5 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Apparent Polar-Wander Paths
- 2.A.6 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Evidence for Seafloor Spreading
- 2.B.1 Discovering Plate Tectonics
- 2.B.2 Earth's Internal Layers and the Concept of a Plate
- 2.B.3 Three Types of Plate Boundaries: Divergent Plate Boundary
- 2.B.4 Three Types of Plate Boundaries: Convergent Plate Boundary
- 2.B.5 Three Types of Plate Boundaries: Transform Plate Boundary
- 2.B.6 Continental Rifts and Continental Collisions
- 2.B.7 Intraplate Earthquakes
- 2.B.8 The Velocity of Plate Motion
- 2.B.9 Plate Driving Mechanisms
- Week 2 Lab: Plate Tectonics! Lab Part 1
- Week 2 Lab: Plate Tectonics! Lab Part 2
Reading
- Week 2 Overview
Practice Exercises
- Week 2 Quiz
- Week 2 Assignment
- Week 2 Lab
Videos
- 3.A.1 Introducing Volcanoes and the Concept of Molten Rock
- 3.A.2 Where Does Molten Rock Come From?
- 3.A.3 How Does Rock Melt?
- 3.A.4 Forming Molten Rock; a Magma Composition
- 3.A.5 Volcanoes Associated with Subduction
- 3.A.6 Melting at Rifts and Mid-Ocean Ridges
- 3.A.7 Melting at Hot Spots
- 3.B.1 Introduction to Igneous Rocks
- 3.B.2 What Are Igneous Rocks Composed Of?
- 3.B.3 When Molten Rock Solidifies
- 3.C.1 Types of Volcanic Eruptions
- 3.C.2 Magma and Lava with Gas
- 3.C.3 Eruption Materials
- 3.C.4 Pyroclastic Debris
- 3.C.5 Three Different Volcano Shapes
- 3.C.6 Eruption Styles and Case Studies
- 3.C.7 Case Studies of Volcanic Explosions: Pompeii, Present-Day Italy
- 3.C.8 Super Volcanoes in the Geologic Record
- 3.D.1 Volcanic Hazards, Part 1
- 3.D.2 Volcanic Hazards, Part 2
- 3.E.1 Predicting Volcanic Eruptions
- 3.E.2 Dealing with Volcanic Hazards
- Week 3 Lab: Volcanoes! Lab Introduction
Reading
- Week 3 Overview
Practice Exercises
- Week 3 Quiz
- Week 3 Assignment
- Week 3 Lab
Videos
- 4.A.1 Basic Classes of Earth Materials
- 4.A.2 Origin of Earth Materials
- 4.A.3 Defining Minerals
- 4.A.4 Clues for Identifying Minerals
- 4.B.1 Introducing Classes of Rocks
- 4.B.2 The Nature of Igneous Rocks
- 4.B.3 Different Types of Sedimentary Rocks
- 4.B.4 Formation of Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
- 4.B.5 Primary Sedimentary Structures and Sedimentary Basins
- 4.B.6 Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks
- 4.C.1 How Rocks Can Change
- 4.C.2 Metamorphic Rocks Part 1
- 4.C.3 Metamorphic Rocks Part 2
- 4.C.4 The Rock Cycle
- 4.D.1 The Practical Uses of Rocks
- 4.D.2 The Nature of Metal Ore Deposits
- 4.D.3 Global Steel Usage
- 4.E.1 Non-Metallic Minerals – Concrete and Crushed Rock
- 4.E.2 Other Non-Metallic Resources – Brick, Gypsum, Dimension Stone
Reading
- Week 4 Overview
Practice Exercises
- Week 4 Quiz
- Week 4 Assignment
- Week 4 Lab
Videos
- 5.A.1. Energy Resources from the Earth
- 5.A.2. Human Use of Energy Over Time
- 5.B.1. Sources of Energy: Coal Part 1
- 5.B.2. Sources of Energy: Coal Part 2
- 5.B.3. Sources of Energy: Coal Part 3
- 5.B.4. Problems Associated with Coal Mining
- 5.B.5. Problems Associated with Coal Use
- 5.C.1. Formation of Hydrocarbons: Oil and Gas
- 5.C.2. Conventional vs. Non-Conventional Hydrocarbons: Conventional Reserves
- 5.C.3. Exploring and Drilling for Oil
- 5.C.4. Transporting and Refining Oil
- 5.C.5. Where Does Oil Occur, and Why?
- 5.D.1. Non-Conventional Hydrocarbons: Tar Sands and Oil Shale
- 5.D.2. Natural Gas
- 5.D.3. Obtaining Shale Gas: Hydrofracturing
- 5.D.4. Challenges Associated with Obtaining Shale Gas
- 5.E.1. Some Hazards of Oil Production
- 5.E.2. Alternative Energy Resources
Reading
- Week 5 Overview
Practice Exercises
- Week 5 Quiz
- Week 5 Assignment
- Week 5 Lab
Instructors
Articles
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