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Controversies in the Earth Sciences

This text will introduce you to a variety of topics from different disciplines within the Earth sciences, with the aim of piquing your interest in areas of current research being conducted here at Penn State.

GeologyGeosciences
Author
Eliza Richardson
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 72 sections
  1. 01: Preinstructional Activities
  2. 1.01: Learning Science
  3. 1.02: Map of M.Ed Earth Sciences Program Students
  4. 1.03: Overview
  5. 1.04: Plotting Part I
  6. 1.05: Plotting Part II
  7. 1.06: What is Your Earth Science Background
  8. 1.07: Summary and Final Tasks
  9. 02: Does the Atlantic Ocean require a tsunami warning system
  10. 2.01: Overview
  11. 2.02: Risk for an Atlantic Tsunami
  12. 2.03: How are Tsunamis Generated
  13. 2.04: Where are Tsunamigenic Danger Zones Located
  14. 2.05: A Tale of Two Tsunamis
  15. 2.06: Problem Set Part 1- Analyzing Tide Gauge Records and DART Data
  16. 2.07: Problem Set Part 2- Analyzing Tide Gauge Records and DART Data
  17. 2.08: Tsunami Risk and Hazard Mitigation
  18. 2.09: Paper Assignment
  19. 2.10: Teaching and Learning About Tsunamis
  20. 2.11: Additional Resources and Bibliography
  21. 2.12: Summary and Final Tasks
  22. 03: Consensus in the Craters
  23. 3.01: Overview
  24. 3.02: An Introduction to Recent Debates
  25. 3.03: A Short Tour of a Long Time
  26. 3.04: Antipodes and Geologic Time
  27. 3.05: Cretaceous Tertiary Extinction
  28. 3.06: The K T Extinction Reading Assignment
  29. 3.07: Permian Triassic Extinction
  30. 3.08: Penn State Research
  31. 3.09: Exploring a Controversial Theory
  32. 3.10: Correlating Impacts and Extinctions
  33. 3.11: Recovering From an Extinction
  34. 3.12: Teaching and Learning About Mass Extinctions
  35. 3.13: Additional Resources
  36. 3.14: Summary and Final Tasks
  37. 04: Is the New Madrid Seismic Zone at risk for a large earthquake
  38. 4.01: Overview
  39. 4.02: The 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes
  40. 4.03: Today's Risk at New Madrid
  41. 4.04: Plate Tectonics and Intraplate Earthquakes
  42. 4.05: Earthquake Population Statistics and Recurrence Intervals
  43. 4.06: Earthquake Catalog Data Analysis Problem Set
  44. 4.07: Different Methods for Determining Recurrence Interval
  45. 4.08: Debating GPS Geologic and Heat Flow Studies of the NMSZ
  46. 4.09: Paper Assignment
  47. 4.10: Teaching and Learning About Earthquakes
  48. 4.11: Additional Resources and Bibliography
  49. 4.12: Summary and Final Tasks
  50. 05: Why did it take so long to convince
  51. 5.01: Overview
  52. 5.02: Climate Change in the Holocene
  53. 5.03: Evidence for Increasing Temperatures
  54. 5.04: Observations of Melting Ice
  55. 5.05: Penn State Research
  56. 5.06: Reading Assignment- Alaskan Glaciers and Antarctic Ice Sheets
  57. 5.07: Greenhouse Gases and the Keeling Curve
  58. 5.08: Problem Set- Plot Your Own Climate Data
  59. 5.09: Specific Heat Capacity of Water
  60. 5.10: Predictions Made by Climate Models
  61. 5.11: The Grim and Treacherous Politics of Global Climate Change
  62. 5.12: Playing with a Simple Climate Model
  63. 5.13: Additional Resources
  64. 5.14: Summary and Final Tasks
  65. 06: Capstone Project
  66. 6.01: Overview
  67. 6.02: Capstone Project Assignment
  68. 6.03: Summary and Final Tasks
  69. 07: Supporting Pages
  70. 7.01: General Grading Rubric for Problem Sets
  71. 7.02: Lesson 2 Activity 2 Tide Gauge Records
  72. 7.03: Lesson 2 DART Station Data for the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Tsunami