Controversies in the Earth Sciences

by Eliza Richardson

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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.

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Publisher
Pennsylvania State University
Subjects
Geosciences, Geology
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Preinstructional Activities
  7. 1.1: Learning Science
  8. 1.2: Map of M.Ed Earth Sciences Program Students
  9. 1.3: Overview
  10. 1.4: Plotting, Part I
  11. 1.5: Plotting, Part II
  12. 1.6: What is Your Earth Science Background?
  13. 1.7: Summary and Final Tasks
  14. 2: Does the Atlantic Ocean require a tsunami warning system?
  15. 2.1: Overview
  16. 2.2: Risk for an Atlantic Tsunami?
  17. 2.3: How are Tsunamis Generated?
  18. 2.4: Where are Tsunamigenic Danger Zones Located?
  19. 2.5: A Tale of Two Tsunamis
  20. 2.6: Problem Set Part 1- Analyzing Tide Gauge Records and DART Data
  21. 2.7: Problem Set Part 2- Analyzing Tide Gauge Records and DART Data
  22. 2.8: Tsunami Risk and Hazard Mitigation
  23. 2.9: Paper Assignment
  24. 2.10: Teaching and Learning About Tsunamis
  25. 2.11: Additional Resources and Bibliography
  26. 2.12: Summary and Final Tasks
  27. 3: Consensus in the Craters?
  28. 3.1: Overview
  29. 3.2: An Introduction to Recent Debates
  30. 3.3: A Short Tour of a Long Time
  31. 3.4: Antipodes and Geologic Time
  32. 3.5: Cretaceous/Tertiary Extinction
  33. 3.6: The K/T Extinction Reading Assignment
  34. 3.7: Permian/Triassic Extinction
  35. 3.8: Penn State Research
  36. 3.9: Exploring a Controversial Theory
  37. 3.10: Correlating Impacts and Extinctions
  38. 3.11: Recovering From an Extinction
  39. 3.12: Teaching and Learning About Mass Extinctions
  40. 3.13: Additional Resources
  41. 3.14: Summary and Final Tasks
  42. 4: Is the New Madrid Seismic Zone at risk for a large earthquake?
  43. 4.1: Overview
  44. 4.2: The 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes
  45. 4.3: Today's Risk at New Madrid
  46. 4.4: Plate Tectonics and Intraplate Earthquakes
  47. 4.5: Earthquake Population Statistics and Recurrence Intervals
  48. 4.6: Earthquake Catalog Data Analysis Problem Set
  49. 4.7: Different Methods for Determining Recurrence Interval
  50. 4.8: Debating GPS, Geologic, and Heat Flow Studies of the NMSZ
  51. 4.9: Paper Assignment
  52. 4.10: Teaching and Learning About Earthquakes
  53. 4.11: Additional Resources and Bibliography
  54. 4.12: Summary and Final Tasks
  55. 5: Why did it take so long to convince?
  56. 5.1: Overview
  57. 5.2: Climate Change in the Holocene
  58. 5.3: Evidence for Increasing Temperatures
  59. 5.4: Observations of Melting Ice
  60. 5.5: Penn State Research
  61. 5.6: Reading Assignment- Alaskan Glaciers and Antarctic Ice Sheets
  62. 5.7: Greenhouse Gases and the Keeling Curve
  63. 5.8: Problem Set- Plot Your Own Climate Data
  64. 5.9: Specific Heat Capacity of Water
  65. 5.10: Predictions Made by Climate Models
  66. 5.11: The Grim and Treacherous Politics of Global Climate Change
  67. 5.12: Playing with a Simple Climate Model
  68. 5.13: Additional Resources
  69. 5.14: Summary and Final Tasks
  70. 6: Capstone Project
  71. 6.1: Overview
  72. 6.2: Capstone Project Assignment
  73. 6.3: Summary and Final Tasks
  74. 7: Supporting Pages
  75. 7.1: General Grading Rubric for Problem Sets
  76. 7.2: Lesson 2, Activity 2, Tide Gauge Records
  77. 7.3: Lesson 2, DART Station Data for the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Tsunami
  78. Back Matter
  79. Index
  80. Glossary
  81. Detailed Licensing