Hypercontents for Textbook - very useful list of web sites, listed by chapter from our text. Lots of good resource material
Chapter 1, Introduction to Physical
Geology - Materials, Processes and Earth Systems
An
Introduction to Geology - J.
Butler, University of Houston - very nicely organized site, with
objectives, class notes, web resources, and a self-quiz
Rock
Cycle - University of Colorado, Boulder
Rock
Cycle - another useful diagram
Introduction
to Physical Geology
- Pamela Gore, Georgia Perimeter College, easy to navigate site
containing additional information about the Earth and its place
in the Universe
Understanding
Plate Tectonics
- An online version of the well-known and useful USGS pamphlet.
Focuses on the three types of plate boundaries and the features
that indicate the nature of plate motion at these boundaries
Map
of Edinburgh, Scotland and the Upper Border Region
Geologic Map of Great Britain
- vintage
Hutton's
Unconformity, Siccar Point, 1788
Hutton's
Unconformity, Siccar Point (closeup)
Unconformity
at Jedburgh, 1787
History
of the emergence of Geology as a science
Playfair's
cmments at Siccar Point
Chapter 2, Minerals
Minerals
- Introduction
to minerals, Pamela Gore, Georgia Perimeter College - nice photos
of minerals, together with descriptions of physical properties
Minerals
and Matter - Introduction
to atomic structure of matter, and introduction to minerals, J.
Butler, University of Houston - very nicely organized site, with
objectives, class notes, web resources, and a self-quiz
Chapter 3, Igneous Rocks and
Intrusive Igneous Activity
Igneous
Rocks - Very nice
introduction to igneous processes and igneous rocks. by Pamela
Gore, georgia Perimeter College. Many very good photographys if
igneous rock types. Well-organized outline.
Chapter 4, Volcanism
Volcano
World - The world's premier source of
volcano information on the web
Hawaii
Volcanoes Observatory - Lots
of interesting information from the United States Geological Survey
on the world's most-studied active volcanoes on the big island
of Hawaii
Cascades
Volcanoes Observatory
- A USGS companion site to HVO, dealing with the more explosive
shield volcanoes of the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest
US
Volcanism - Very nice summary, with photographs, of volcanism and volcanic landforms, from Pamela Gore of Georgia Perimeter College.
Chapter 5, Weathering and Soils
Weathering - Another good outline from Pamela Gore of Georgia Perimeter College. Includes valuable photographs.
Weathering and Soil - Another good resource from J. Butler at the University of Houston - includes a virtual field trip and a self-quiz
Acid Rain - A page from Great Britain, including orns of acid rain, and effects of acid rain with special reference to Europe. Written at K-12 level.
Chapter 6, Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks - An excellent set of study matials from J. Butler, University of Houston. Includes a virtual field trip to the Grand Canyon.
Sedimentary Rocks - Pamela Gores outline of sedimentary rocks. Includes photos of thin sections which are valuable for seeing textures.
Chapter 7, Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks - Another wll-illustrated outline of the topic of metamorphic rocks from Pamela Gore
Metamorphic Rocks - Another nice page from J. Butler, including a self-quiz and a virtual field trip to Big Bend National Park
Chapter 8, Geologic Time
Geologic Time - from J. Butler, University of Houston. Includes another virtual fip, and a self-quiz!
Introduction to Historical Geology - Good outline of topic by Pamela Gore
Geological Time - Easy to navigate series of pages on principles of working out earth history, from the University of Saskatchewan
Geology and Geologic Time - University of California, Berkeley. Useful resource and links to plate tectoneologic time.
Virtual Dating (sorry, not as exciting as it sounds) - A nice virtual lab exercise on radiometric dating from Cal State Los Angeles.
Chapter 9, Earthqakes
Earthquakes - from J. Butler, University of Houston - nice summary of earthquakes, with links to other sites, and a virtual field trip and self-quiz
USGS National Earthquake Information Center - This site provides current and general seismicity information as well as links to other sites concerned with earthquake activity. Click on the Current Seismicity Information site. Click on one of the Current Seismicity map sites such as World to see the distribution of earthquakes, their depth, and magnitude.
Virtual Earthquake - Create your own earthquake from this virtual lab site at Cal State Los Angeles
The Museum of the City of San Francisco - Information on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Earthquakes - set of course notes from Pamela Gore
Minnesota Seismicity - Part of the USGS NEIC page, dealing with all aspects of Minnesota earthquakes
Chapter 10, Earth's Interior
Earth's Interior - A nice site by J. Butler, including some diagrammatic material, a virtual field trip of Tibet, and a self-quiz
Convection in Earth's Mantle - An animated site showing how plastic rock material in the mantle flows in response to distribution of heat - important to understanding plate movement later on
Earth's interior - skeleton outline of topic from Pamela Gore
The Inner Workings of the Earth - A 1995 online article on mantle convection from the American Scientist. Click on the illustrations to view enlargements. Especially useful in conjunction with plate tectonics
Chapter 11, The Seafloor
The Ocean Floor and Sea-Floor Spreading - from J. Butler; take the self-quiz!
The Ocean Floor - good outline of topic from Pamela Gore
Margins of North America - from Scientific American - clickable map of the North American continental margins; computer-generated images of sea-floor
Panoramas of the Seafloor - A useful Scientific American article, very well-illustrated, very informative, with outside links
Exploring the Oceans with Satellite Altimetry Data - from NOAA - nice maps of sea floor!
Ocean Drilling Project - the Home Page of the Ocean Drilling Project
ALVIN - deep-diving submersible
Chapter 12, Plate Tectonics
Plate tectonics - the Dynamic Earth - another good page from J. Butler, with a self-quiz
Plate Tectonics - a nice outline from Pamela Gore
The Dynamic Earth - USGS Site, useful publication for overview of theory
Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes - University of Nevada-Reno, very well-illustrated site providing overview of plate tectonic theory
Animated convection in the Earth's mantle - for students having difficulty visualizing the convection process
Animated movement at plate boundaries - For students having difficulty visualizing plate movement
Age of Ocean Crust - Map from NOAA
Additional and useful sites - from the hyperlinks section for chapter 12 of our text
Chapter 13, Mountain Building and Framework of Continents
Crustal Deformation - from John Butler, University of Houston - take the self-quiz and the virtual field trip to folds in the Appalachians of PA
Crustal Deformation and folds - outline from Pamela Gore
Structural Geology slide set - from the Keck Consortium - searchable index
Radar Image of folds near Sunbury, PA
Color Landform Atlas of the US
Mountain building and evolution of continents - from J. Butler - take the Teton field trip (it's mine!), and do the self-quiz
Mountain Building and the Evolution of Continents - outline from Pamela Gore, Georgia Perimeter College
Chapter 14, Mass wasting
Mass Movement- from John Butler - be sure to do the self-quiz!
Mass Wasting - outline of topic from Pamela Gore
Chapter 15, Running Water
Running Water - John Butler's page - do the self quiz and take the virtual field trip to a Wisconsin River
Hydrology, running water, erosion, and sediment transport - Pamela Gore's outline of topic
Satellite images of Mississippi River flooding
Hydrogeology and flooding on the web - a list of annoted web resources from Pamela Gore
