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Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Geoscience

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Third  Edition©2020  Karen M. Kortz; Jessica J. Smay

ISBN:9781319313487

ISBN:9781319199111

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Table of Contents

Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Interior
Tectonic Plates and Boundaries
Seafl oor Ages
The Age of the Crust
Divergent Boundary Features
Transform Boundaries in Oceans
Subduction Features
Movement at Convergent Plate Boundaries
Effects of Subduction Angle
Plate Boundaries in Oceans
History of an Ocean
Features on the Ocean Floor
Melting Rocks and Plate Tectonics
Outer Layers of Earth
The Mantle
The Outer Core
Magma Source Depth
Hot Spots
 
Rocks and Their Formation
Mineral Groups
Minerals and Rocks
Rock Categories
The Rock Cycle
Rock Types on Other Planets
Identifying Igneous Rocks
Igneous Rock Mineral Size
Bowen’s Reaction Series
Volcano Types
Volcanoes on Other Planets
Weathering
Weathering Rates and Soil Formation
Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Sedimentary Depositional Environments
Sedimentary Facies
Metamorphic Rocks
The History of Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic Rock Facies
The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics
 
Geologic Landforms and Processes
Topographic Profi les
Planet Surface Features
Earthquake Intensity and Magnitude
Locations of Earthquakes
Faults
Tsunami
Landslides
Flood Frequency Curve
Flood Curves
Groundwater
Water Table
Groundwater Contamination
Glacier Movement
Glacier Budget
Longshore Current
Tides
Spring and Neap Tides
 
Climate Change
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
 
Historical Geology
The Earth Timeline
The Universe Timeline
Unconformities
How Do We Know When Dinosaurs Lived?
Determining Relative Rock Ages .
Index Fossils
Half-Life
Scientifi c Hypotheses of Dinosaur Extinction
Convergent and Divergent Evolution
The Function of Stegosaurus Plates
 
General
What Do Geologists Do?
Density
Isostacy

Karen M. Kortz

Karen Kortz has been teaching a variety of introductory geoscience classes at the Community College of Rhode Island for ten years and received the 2008 Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching. Karen received her Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island, her M.S. from Brown University, and B.A. from Pomona College, all in geology. Her research interests include geoscience education research, and in particular, students conceptions of rocks and plate tectonics and ways to reduce their misconceptions. Karen has led multiple workshops, both on national and local levels, on student misconceptions and teaching pedagogy.

Jessica J. Smay