Syllabus:
Geology 101: Physical Geology
Potenital Rock Display
Syllabus, Part 1: Class logistics - Sections A & B
Class logistics - Sections C & E
Updated Scuedle Schedule:
Sections A & B (8:00 - 10:00)
Section C (1:00 - 3:00)
Section E (class starts at 10:00am)
Syllabus Review (due Monday 4/8 at start of class)
Lecture and Lab Handouts:
Labs:
Introduction to Geologic Materials
Minerals & Igneous Rocks (due the week of 4/22)
Sedimentary Rocks & Metamorphic Rocks (due the week of May 13th)
Landslide Field Trip (Dates = April 30 - May 3rd) & Here's a map
Climate Change (5/17)
Geologic Dating & Deformation (still to come)
Earthquakes (still to come)
Study Guides:
Study Guide #1- Spring 2013 - Exam = Monday April 22
Study Guide Exam #2 Exam Date = Monday May 13
Study Guide Exam #3- Spring 2012
Study Guide Exam #4- Spring 2012
Reading Guides:
Reading Guide 1 - Chapter 1
Reading Guide 2 - Chapters 3 & 4
Reading Guide 3 - Chapter 5
Reading Guide 4 - Chapter 14
Reading Guide 5 & 6 - Chapters 6 & 15
Reading Guide 7 - Chapters 16 & 17
Reading Guide 8 - Chapters 7 & 8
Reading Guide 9 - Chapters 9 & 10
Reading Guide 10 - Chapter 11
Reading Guide 11 - Chapters 1(review), 12 & 13
Video Clips
Tsunami & other Damage from 3-11-2011 Earthquake in Japan:
Summary of Damage known on 3/11/2011 (4 minutes)
Tsunami spills over seawall in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture
Fire at a Foundry set off by Earthquake
Tsunami damage in USA:
Santa Cruz, CA 1 / Santa Cruz, CA 2 / Kona, HI
NOVA Summary "Japan's Killer Quake" (54 min)
Volcanoes:
Hawaii vs. Mt. St. Helens eruption 1980 & 2004
Pyroclastic Flows: Real world (Japan) vs Hollywood (Dante's Peak)
Mass Movements (Landslides etc):
Debris Flows: Japan / CA - Debris Flow '03
Rock Falls: Yosemite National Park
"Against the Elements: Outrunning a landslide"
Flooding:
Flooding: Houses float away AR & WI in '08
Glaciers:
Time Lapse -Glacier Calving
Glaciers, Erosion, & Deposition in Yosemite
Earthquakes:
Liquefaction
Other:
The Earth as seen from the International Space Station (2 min)
The Earth as seen from the International Space Station (7 min)
Other Useful Web Links
Resources for Previous editions of Textbook
Link for Rock & Mineral ID
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Pictures of Minerals and Rocks (including Igneous Rock Textures) available here
Link for Volcanoes
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Virtual Viscosity Simulation
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Mt Rainer "Super Flood"
Links for Rivers & Flooding:
Links for Glaciers
Links for Mass Movements:
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WA Dept of Ecology info on Puget Sound Landslide
Links for Earthquakes:
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Recent Earthquakes around the USA Note: for this link you will need to select "Map" view
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under "Options" select "7 day, All Magnitutes Worldwide"
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Select list view to see info on number and exact size of quakes
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Zoom out to view the world
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Pull down "Zoom to" menu to see maps for US, California, & Alaska
Links for Plate Tectonics
Link for Climate Change:
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Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels:
News reports on Green River Flooding potential 2009
Sept. 20, 2009 - Know the risks are real from flooding in the Green River Valley
Oct. 1, 2009 - Forecast calls for drier Northwest winter
Oct. 5, 2009 - Army: Slightly less chance of Green River flood
Oct. 6, 2009 - Kent gets proactive with flooding risk
Oct, 12, 2009 - 5,000 may need shelter if King Co. floods severe
Oct 12, 2009
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Green River flood could snarl I-5
General Info on Green River
Flooding potential from 2009
Green
River Community College Emergency & Closure Status
King County - Flood preparation for the Green River Valley
Washington State Emergency Management Division
US Army Corps of Engineers- Green River Flood Scenario Maps
City of Auburn - Green River and Howard Hanson Dam information
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City of Kent - Green River/Howard Hanson Dam
City of Tukwila -
Howard Hanson Dam Flood Watch Information
2 Minute Video on Possible Green River Flooding
4 Minute
Video on Possible Flood Impact on Auburn