Slide 1 Slide 2 Objectives Differentiate among the four major branches of Earth science. Earth Science Contrast the four systems of Earth. Discuss how Earth science affects…
Slide 1Lecture 8b: Introduction to California Geology In the field one makes small-scale observations of many geological processes. It takes years to assemble such observation…
Slide 1Lecture 2a: Igneous classification, mid-ocean ridges Questions –How many igneous rock names should you learn, and what do they mean? –What is a mid-ocean ridge…
Slide 1Sea-Floor Spreading Slide 2 Mapping the mid-ocean ridge The East Pacific Rise has a mid-ocean ridge. Curves around like a baseball. Lies hidden under hundreds of meters…
Slide 1Earths interior layers. The major layers of the Earth consist of the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. Slide 2 INNER CORE The core is composed mainly of iron…
Slide 1What are the three Chemical layers of the Earth? Crust, mantle, core Each of these 3 layers is COMPOSED of same types of CHEMICALS Crust- Silica, Oxygen Mantle- Magnesium,…
Slide 1Climate change and Urban Vulnerability in Africa Assessing vulnerability of urban systems, population and goods in relation to natural and man-made disasters in Africa…
Slide 1 Slide 2 HDWK Mid Ocean Ridges –Detected a long time ago Molten Material (go look! Pillow Lava!) Magnetic Stripes Drilling Samples Subduction and Deep Ocean Trenches…