Planet Earth...and You!

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30 h
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  • 5 Sequences
  • Introductive Level

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Syllabus

WEEK 1:  Earthquakes!
  • Just what is an earthquake?
  • Recording and measuring shakes
  • Consequences of quakes
  • Prediction and preparation
WEEK 2:  Plate Tectonics
  • Continental drift and sea-floor spreading
  • What is a plate?
  • Plate boundaries
  • Earthquakes and plate tectonics
WEEK 3:  Volcanoes!
  • Where does molten rock come from?
  • Introduction to igneous rocks
  • Types of eruptions
  • Volcanic hazards 
WEEK 4:  Riches in Rocks
  • What is the "stuff" of modern life?
  • Where do the elements come from?
  • Soil: the base for life
  • Mining metals and quarrying rocks
WEEK 5:  The Sources of Power
  • What's the "fossil" in fossil fuel?
  • How do we find oil?
  • Nuclear power
  • Energy challenges in the future

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Dr. Stephen Marshak
Professor and Director of the School of Earth, Society, and Environment
Department of Geology

Dr. Eileen Herrstrom
Lecturer
Geology

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