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The Good Earth Module

Chapter 1- Energy Sources of Disasters
  • Origin of the Sun and Planets
  • Internal Sources of Energy
  • Dating the Events of Earth History
  • External Sources of Energy
/ Earth System, Atmosphere
  • Origin of Universe and Solar System
  • Internal Energy and the Earth System, Dating the Events of Earth History
  • Geologic History, Geologic Time Scale
  • Earth & Sun, States of Water

Chapter 2 - Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Development of the Plate Tectonics Concept
  • Magnetization of Volcanic Rocks
  • Magnetization Patterns on the Sea Floors
  • Some Other Evidence of Plate Tectonics
  • The Grand Unifying Theory
  • Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
  • Earthquakes and Spreading Centers
  • The Arabian Plate
  • Earthquakes and Collision Zones
/ Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes
  • Introduction
  • Continental Drift
  • Sea-floor Spreading, The Grand Unifying Theory
  • Sea-floor Spreading, The Grand Unifying Theory
  • Sea-floor Spreading, The Grand Unifying Theory
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Distribution of Earthquakes
  • Convergent Plate Boundaries
  • Convergent Plate Boundaries

Chapter 3 - Basic Principles of Earthquake Geology and Seismology
  • The Lisbon Earthquake
  • What is an Earthquake?
  • Faults and Geologic Mapping
  • Types of Faults
  • Development of Seismology
  • Seismic Waves: Body Waves
  • Seismic Waves and the Earth’s Interior
  • Seismic Waves: Surface Waves
  • Tsunami
  • Lessons from Tsunami
  • Locating the Source of an Earthquake Waves
  • Magnitude of Earthquakes
  • Ground Motion During Earthquakes
  • Earthquake Intensity – What We Feel During an Earthquake
  • A Case History for Mercalli Variables
/ Earthquakes
  • Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Faults and Earthquakes
  • Faults and Earthquakes
  • Seismic Waves
  • Seismic Waves
  • Seismic Waves
  • Effects of Earthquakes
  • Seismic Waves
  • Measurement of Earthquakes
  • Measurement of Earthquakes
  • Measurement of Earthquakes
  • Measurement of Earthquakes

Chapter 4 - Some Earthquakes in Western North America
  • Subduction Zone Earthquakes
  • Spreading-center Earthquakes
  • Transform Fault Earthquakes in California
  • Earthquakes in Southern California
/ Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics
  • Distribution of Earthquakes
  • Distribution of Earthquakes
  • Transform Plate Boundaries
  • Earthquake Prediction

Chapter 5 - More United States and Canadian Earthquakes
  • Western U.S.: Plate Tectonic Related Earthquakes
  • Intraplate Earthquakes: “Stable Central U.S.”
  • Intraplate Earthquakes: Eastern U.S.
  • Fracture Zone Hypothesis of Major Earthquakes
  • Earthquakes and Volcanism in Hawaii
/ Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics
  • Plate Tectonics

Chapter 6 – Volcanoes
  • Anatomy of an Eruption
  • Chemical and Mineral Composition of Magmas
  • Temperature, Gas Content, and Viscosity of Magmas
  • Volcanic Landforms
  • Eruptive Styles
  • Collapse Calderas
/ Volcanic Activity
  • Introduction, Mt. St. Helens, Eruption Elements
  • Magma Viscosity
  • Volcanic Landforms
  • Eruption Elements
  • Volcanic Landforms

Chapter 7 - Volcanism and Plate Tectonics
  • Plate Tectonic Setting of Volcanoes
  • Volcanism at Spreading Centers
  • Volcanism at Subduction Zones
  • Killer Events and Processes at Subduction Zone Volcanoes
  • Hot Spots
  • Gigantic Intraplate Volcanic Eruptions
/ Volcanic Activity, Plate Tectonics
  • Introduction, Plate Tectonics
  • Divergent Plate Boundaries, Magma Viscosity
  • Convergent Plate Boundaries, Magma Viscosity
  • Eruption Elements, Mt. St. Helens
  • Plate Tectonics

Chapter 8 - Mass Movements
  • The Role of Gravity
  • Creep
  • Causes of Slope Failure
  • Classification of Mass Movements
  • Falls
  • Slides
  • Flows
  • Subsides
/ Slope Failure, Groundwater & Wetlands
  • Introduction, Slope Failure Factors
  • Introduction, Slope Failure Factors
  • Classification of Slope Failure
  • Classification of Slope Failure
  • Classification of Slope Failure
  • Classification of Slope Failure
  • Human Modifications of Groundwater Systems

Chapter 9 - Climate Change
  • Climate
  • Early Earth Climate
  • Climate History of the Earth: Time Scale in Millions of Years
  • Glacial Advance and Retreat: Time Scale in Thousands of Years
  • Climate Variations: Time Scale in Hundreds of Years
  • Shorter-term Climatic Changes: Time Scale in Multiyears
  • Volcanism and Climate
  • Volcanic Climate and Extinctions
  • Climate Change
/ Earth’s Climate System, Global Change
  • Introduction, Global Air Circulation, Global Temperature and Precipitation
  • Records of Climate Change, Causes of Climate Change
  • Climate History, Records of Climate Change, Causes of Climate Change
  • Causes of Climate Change, Introduction, Greenhouse Gases and Global Change, Global Climate Change, Greenhouse World

Chapter 10 - Severe Weather
  • Weather Principles
  • Mid-latitude Cyclones
  • How a Thunderstorm Works
  • Thunderstorms in the Conterminous U.S.
  • Tornadoes
  • Extreme Heat
/ Weather Systems, The Atmosphere
  • Introduction, Air Masses, Structure of the Atmosphere, Solar Radiation, States of Water, Pressure and Wind
  • Frontal Systems, Mid-latitude Cyclones
  • Thunderstorms
  • Tornadoes

Chapter 11 - Hurricanes and the Coastline
  • Hurricanes
  • Cyclones and Bangladesh
  • Coastline
  • Waves in Water
  • Human Effects on the Coast
/ Weather Systems, Oceans and Coastal Processes
  • Hurricanes
  • Coastlines
  • Wave Action
  • Shorelines and the Sediment Budget, Shoreline Protection

Chapter 12 – Floods
  • How Rivers and Streams Work
  • The Floodplain
  • Flood Frequency
  • Flood Styles
  • Urbanization and Floods
  • The Biggest Floods
/ Streams & Floods
  • Introduction, Stream Profile, Channel Migration
  • Stream Profile
  • Streamflow
  • Floods, Mississippi Flood, 1993
  • Flood Control

Chapter 13 – Fire
  • What is Fire
  • The Need for Fire
  • The Stages of Fire
  • The Spread of Fire
  • Fire Weather
  • Home Style and Fire
  • The Similarities of Fire and Flood

Chapter 14 - The Great Dyings
  • Early Understanding of Extinctions and Geologic Time
  • Brief History of Life
  • Species and the Fossil Record
  • The Tropical Reef Example
  • Mass Extinctions During Phanerozoic Time
  • Possible Causes of Mass Extinctions
  • Examples of Mass Extinctions
/ Geologic History
  • Introduction
  • Geologic Time Scale

Chapter 15 - Impacts with Space Objects
  • Sources of Extraterrestrial Debris
  • Rates of Meteoroid Influx
  • Crater-forming Impacts
  • The Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundary Event
  • The Crater-forming Process
  • Biggest Event of the Twentieth Century
  • Tunguska Siberia, 1908
  • Biggest “Near-events” of the Twentieth Century
  • Frequency of Large Impacts
/ Earth System
  • Near Earth Objects
  • Impact Hazards
  • Impact Hazards
  • Beware Flying Rocks

Chapter 16 - Population Growth
  • Overview of Human Population History
  • The Power of an Exponent in Growth
  • The Last 10,000 Years of Human History
  • The Human Population Today
  • Carrying Capacity
  • Demographic Transition Model
  • World Population Data
  • Future World Population
/ Population & the Land
  • Population Growth Rates
  • Introduction
  • Introduction, Population Growth Rates
  • A Sustainable Society, Modification of Natural Systems
  • Population Growth Rates
  • Introduction, Population Growth Rates, Modification of Natural Systems