GEOL 110 - Lecture 1
Table of Contents
- Why Study Earth? Intro
- What is Geology?
- Why study Geology?
- How to study the Earth?
- Uniformitarianism
- Plate Tectonics
- Work
- Earth Interacts
- Sources of Energy
- Why study Earth?
- Earth Processes
- Natural Resources
- Earth's Surface - soil
- Earth's Surface - water
- Landforms
- Number One Reason
- 1.1 What is geology?
- 1.1 Classic Divisions
- 1.1 Physical Geology
- 1.1 Modern Geologists
- 1.1 Extremes
- 1.1 Objectives
- 1.1 Processes
- 1.1 Interpret
- 1.1 How do we know?
- 1.2 Scientific Process
- 1.2 Locate Resources
- 1.2 Finding What We Need
- 1.2 Avoiding Hazards
- 1.2 Mapping the Risks
- 1.2 Geologic Studies
- 1.3 Study What's Observable
- 1.3 Scientific Methods
- 1.3 Scientific Methods in Brief
- 1.3 Scientific Methods 1
- 1.3 Scientific Methods 2
- 1.3 Scientific Methods 3
- 1.3 Scientific Methods 4
- 1.3 Scientific Methods 5
- 1.3 The Big Picture
- 1.3 The Law of Gravity
- Natural Phenomena, Laws, Principles
- 1.4 Uniformitarianism
- 1.4 Evidence
- 1.4 Earthquakes
- 1.4 Current Perspectives
- 1.4 Principles
- 1.5 What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
- 1.5 The Plates
- 1.5 Divergent Boundary
- 1.5 Convergent Boundary
- 1.5 Transform Boundary
- 1.5 Hot Spots
- 1.5 Hot Spots - Map
- 1.5 Interaction of Plates
- 1.6 How does work apply to Earth?
- 1.6 Energy
- 1.6 Heat Transfer
- 1.6 Convection - Surface
- 1.6 Convection - Subduction Zones
- 1.6 Potential Energy
- 1.6 Work: Explained
Text and Images from Slide
1.5 What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
The best evidence for plate tectonics is that it explains so many observations.
earthquakes
volcanoes
deep ocean trenches
Island chain from hot spots
Fig 1.10