Table of Contents
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
Course Home Page
Reading List
Organization of Information
Chapter Contents
Grading
Homework Exercises
Surveys
Summary
Physical Geology
Earth Perspectives
The EarthÌs Place In Space
The Earth From Space
The Himalayan Mountains
The Canadian Rockies
The QueenÌs Throne
Surface Processes - Moving Water
The Wind
Glacial Ice
Meteor Crater, Arizona
The Scientific Method
An Application of the Scientific Method
Relationship Between Internal and External Processes
Uniformitarianism
The Universe
PPT Slide
Stars
The Earth
Differentiation of the Primitive Earth
Minerals
Rocks: Records of Geologic Processes
Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic
Igneous - Fire Formed
Evolution of Magmas
Igneous Processes
Extrusive Igneous Activity
Sedimentary Rocks
The Source, Slope, and Sink
Principle of Superposition
Genesis of Sedimentary Rocks
Types of Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Regional Versus Contact Metamorphism
Contact Metamophism - Baking
The Rock Cycle
The Earth As A System
The Earth is a Dynamic Planet
30,000 Earthquakes - 1961-67
Deep Earthquakes - 1961-67
Distribution of Rock Types
Behavior of Material
The Earth - Compositional Variations ... Heterogeneous
The Earth - Behavioral Variations ... Heterogeneous
Constitution of the Earth
Lithosphere : Crust and Upper Mantle Behave as rigid solids
Excess Heat
Heat Flow Mechanisms
Driven by Density Contrast, Convection Evens Out Heat
Lithosphere ÏRidesÓ on the Asthenosphere
Physical Features of the Earth
Plates and Sense of Motion
Behavior At Boundaries
Three Types of Plate Boundaries
Where On Earth?
Plate Margins
Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics
Laurasia and Gondwanaland
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