Lecture Tutorials for Earth Science

Second Edition

Publication Date: October 28, 2020

Paperback ISBN: 9781319324582

Pages: 192

An easy-to-implement resource for any introductory earth science course.

Kortz and Smay bring their highly successful tutorial approach to this easy-to-implement resource for introductory earth science courses. The brief activities here get students actively involved in the practical application of earth science concepts, while helping them navigate common pitfalls and...
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Intro to Earth Science

What Do Earth Scientists Do?

Earth’s Rocks

Minerals and Rocks

Rock Categories

The Rock Cycle

Identifying Igneous Rocks

Igneous Rock Mineral Size

Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary Depositional Environments

Metamorphic Rocks

The History of Metamorphic Rocks

The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics

Earth’s Processes

Earth’s Surface Features

Weathering

Landslides

Flood Curves

Groundwater

Water Table

Groundwater Contamination

Glacier Movement

Glacier Budget

Scientific Hypotheses of Dinosaur Extinction

Density

Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics

Tectonic Plates and Boundaries

Seafloor Ages

The Age of the Crust

Divergent Boundary Features

Subduction Features

Movement at Convergent Plate Boundaries

Outer Layers of Earth

The Outer Core

Magma Source Depth

Hot Spots

Earthquake Intensity and Magnitude

Locations of Earthquakes

Tsunami

Volcano Types

The Earth Timeline

Earth’s Ocean

Plate Boundaries in Oceans

Features on the Ocean Floor

Ocean surface circulation

Ocean layers

Longshore Current

Tides

Spring and Neap Tides

Earth’s Atmosphere and Climate

Weather Vs. Climate

Layers of the Atmosphere

Simple Atmosphere Circulation

Prevailing winds

Fronts

Climate Change and Carbon Dioxide

How the Greenhouse Effect Works

The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

The Greenhouse Effect and the Ozone Hole

Consequences of Global Warming

Alternative Energy Sources

Auroras

Earth in Space

The Universe Timeline

Representing Our view of the Sky

Star Locations

Star Movement

Star Motion and Zenith

The Cause of the Seasons

Lunar Phases

Planetary Positions

Rocky Inner Planets Vs Gaseous Outer Planets

Missions

Relative Sizes in the Universe

Rock Types on Other Planets

Volcanoes on Other Planets 

Planet Surface Features

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