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Title
Description
Unit One
Earthquakes Multiple Choice Answer Key
Multiple Choice Answers
The Nature of Scientific Inquiry
What Process does Science Follow
Branches of Earth Science
What are the Branches of Earth Science
Geocentric Vs. Heliocentric
How can science change over time
Solar Nebular Hypothesis
How did our solar system form... an example of a hypothesis
Origin of the Universe
How did the Universe Form?
Catastrophism Vs. Uniformitarianism
The birth of Modern Geology
Relative Time
Which came first!!!
Determining Geologic Time
The Geological Time Scale
Radioactivity
Absolute Time and Radioactivity
Radioactivity Problems
How to Date!!!
Fossils and their Importance
Them old Things?
Methods of Fossilization
Geologic Time Scale
Life and Geological Time
Unit Two
Spheres
The Earth's Four Spheres (powerpoint)
Origin of the Earth
The origin of the Earth (powerpoint)
Earth's Interior
Slide Show of the Earths Interior
Origin Hydrosphere Atmosphere
The Origin of the Atmosphere and HydroSphere(powerpoint)
Groundwater
Slide show notes on how groundwater is in the earth
Porosity/permeability
Slide show of movement of underground water
Wells
Surface and Artesian wells notes
Problems in Wells
Environmental problems in wells
Unit Three
Building Blocks of Minerals
Luster, Streak and Color
Hardness and Cleavage
Specific Gravity and Others
Mineral Groups
Diamond Vs Graphite
Rocks Versus Minerals
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Classification of Igneous Rock
Classification ( texture)
Classification (composition)
Features of Sedimentary Rocks
Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
Chemical Sedimentary Rocks
Formation of Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphism - Overview
Metamorphic Textures
Classification of Metamorphic Rocks
Classification of sedimentary Rocks
Regional vs Contact Metamorphism
Stream Velocity
Glacial Deposition Features
Causes of Earthquakes
Seismic Waves
Locating The Epicenter
Richter and Mercalli Scales
Earthquakes and the Interior
CONTINENTAL Drift Evidence
Continental Drift Theory
Convection and Sea Floor Spreading
Early Ideas of Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics Theory
Plate Boundaries
Plate Tectonics Evidence
Plate Tectonics and Newfoundland
Mountain Building
Faults and Folds
Volcano Types
Volcanic Eruptions
Rift Volcanism
Subduction Volcanism
Intraplate Volcanism
Exam Review
Unit Four
Multiple choice for midterm- answer Key
Contact: K. Bourgeois
