My Background 1/6/2011 PLACES I HAVE BEEN TO STUDY GEOLOGY

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1 GEOS 1000: Earth Studies Instructor: Alan Kehew Office: 3325 Rood Hall My Background B.S. Geology Bucknell University M.S. Geology, Montana State University PhD. Geology, University of Idaho SPECIALIZATIONS: GEOMORPHOLOGY: THE STUDY OF LANDFORMS GROUNDWATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY PLACES I HAVE BEEN TO STUDY GEOLOGY US ALASKA HAWAII CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON OREGON MONTANA IDAHO UTAH ARIZONA NEW MEXICO COLORADO N0RTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA MINNESOTA IOWA MICHIGAN OHIO INDIANA LOUISIANA PENNSYLVANIA MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE MASSACHUSETTS MARYLAND FLORIDA NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE THE US CANADA MANITOBA SASKATCHEWAN BRITISH COLUMBIA ONTARIO NOVA SCOTIA NEW BRUNSWICK SWEDEN ICELAND NORWAY DENMARK LATVIA SWITZERLAND EGYPT GREECE FINLAND 1

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4 Classroom Etiquette Be on time: doors will be closed at 10 after the hour. No smart phones, I-pads, laptops etc. can be used in class. There should be no talking except when discussion is allowed or unless you have a question. Questions about the lecture are encouraged; if you don t understand something ask! Always have a pencil with you for quizzes and/or exams. What strategies should you use to get a good grade in this course? A) Read assigned chapter before class B) Attend class, pay attention, and take notes C) Compare your notes to the textbook reading after class and make changes/additions D) Review notes and text weekly leading up to exams. E) All of the above 4

5 shocked quartz clay impact debris What is Geology? Earth System Science Cycles and Interactions 5

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7 What is Geology? Earth System Science 7

8 The system concept Figure 1.4 Three kinds of systems Isolated system Figure 1.5 Closed system Open system 8

9 Island or Open System? A river no longer runs through it Figure 1.6 9

10 Earth s four spheres Figure 1.7 What is Geology? Earth System Science Cycles and Interactions Interconnected cycles Figure

11 Earth in Space The Solar System The Origin of the Solar System What Makes Earth Unique? Earth in Space The Solar System Family portrait of the solar system Figure

12 Earth in Space The Solar System The Origin of the Solar System Birth of a solar system Nebula begins to contract Contraction Fusion begins Accretion Figure

13 Formation of the Moon Figure 1.12 Formation of the Moon Figure

14 Formation of the Moon Figure 1.12 Formation of the Moon Figure

15 Visible Light 1/6/2011 Earth in Space The Solar System The Origin of the Solar System What Makes Earth Unique? The Goldilocks planets: too much, too little, just right Cloud-penetrating radar Venus Earth Mars Atmosphere 97% carbon dioxide avg. temperature: 480ºC 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen avg. temperature: 14.6ºC Thin avg. temperature: -63ºC Hydrosphere Vapor only Solid, liquid and vapor Water cannot exist in liquid form on surface Biosphere None Only known biosphere None known Table 1.1 The Ever-Changing Earth Uniformitarianism Time and Change Why Study Geology? 15

16 The Ever-Changing Earth Uniformitarianism The present is the key to the past 16

17 The Ever-Changing Earth Uniformitarianism Time and Change Earth s changing face Figure 1.15 Earth s changing face Figure

18 Earth s changing face Figure 1.15 Earth s changing face Figure 1.15 Earth s changing face Figure

19 Earth s changing face Figure 1.15 The Ever-Changing Earth Uniformitarianism Time and Change Why Study Geology? 19

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