Physical Geology 1

•  Physical Geology 1 Syllabus

  • Fall 2008

    • Standard Lecture Sections

    • Distance Education Sections

• Geo 1 Text: Homepage and Study Aids
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• The Deepest Hole?
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• Fact or Theory On-Line Quiz

• End of Term Practice Questions

• Rocks and  Minerals Links

• Volcanoes Links

  • How Volcanoes Work

  • Pahoehoe Practice Photos

  • Pillow Basalt Field Trip Photos

  • Hawaii Volcanics Photos

  • Volcanic Photoglossary - On-line!
  • Satellite Photos - NASA - search on volcano
  • NGDC On-Line Volcanoes Photos
  • Visualizing Volcanoes On-Line Quiz
• Hot Springs, Geysers, etc. 
  • Yellowstone
  • Yellowstone: Hot Springs
  • Yellowstone: Minerva Terraces
  • Yellowstone Geysers
  • Yellowstone Mudpots

   

• Links to Geology Topics on the Web

• Caves!

• Glaciers, Sea Ice, +

• Earthquakes and Faults
• Fossils, Paleontology
  and the Geologic Time Scale
• E-T Geology: The Geology of Other Planets
• General Geology Directory
• US and World Geology
• USGS
• Geologic Web Directory - by West (****)
• Geology Glossary
• Cool Geology Exploration Links
• Virtual Field Trips

   

• Plate Tectonics

  • Lecture Notes

  • Quiz PT1

  • Quiz PT2

  • Plate Tectonics CD-ROMs

  • Plate Tectonic Links
  • Plate Tectonic Maps
  • Plate Tectonics Animations
    • Paleozoic: assembly of Pangea (600MY-225MY)
    • Mesozoic and Cenozoic: breakup of Pangea (225MY to present)
    • **Note: to move the animations, left-click on the map and hold your  mouse button down while dragging your mouse across the image
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• Practice Quizzes for the Geologic Time Scale (GTS)

  • Simplified GTS Quiz  (for Geology 1 students)

  • More Detailed GTS Quiz
    (for Historical Geology and/or Geomajors)

• The Geologic Time Scale

• Half Life Equations
  (for the mathematically inclined...)

• Half Life Example Problems - pdf file for printing

• What Is A Dinosaur?

• Earthquake Maps - find the street you live on and what the damage would be for quakes on Bay Area Faults
• Livermore ABAG Shaking Maps
• Earthquake News and Highlights
• NEIC - National Eathquake Information Center
• Recent Earthquake Maps for California
• LARGE Earthquakes
• Other useful Earthquake Links
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• Cool Geology Exploration Links
• Virtual Field Trips

• On-Line Practice Photos
• US PhotoGeology by Light Airplane
• US National Park Geology Info and Photos
• NASA Visible Earth
• NASA Earth From Space
• Geological Photography
• On-Line Photos 1
• On-Line Photos 2
• On-Line Photos 3
• On-Line Photos 4
• On-Line Photos 5
• On-Line Photos 6
• On-Line Photos 7