Chapter 3 - Physical Geography: Landforms
Understanding Geologic Time - This site "introduces students to geologic time, the evidence for events in Earth's history, relative and absolute dating techniques, and the significance of the geologic time scale." The site includes interactive quizzes, and lesson plans for teachers. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley.
An interesting paper on the principle of uniformity.
General Earth Science information and resources that will be helpful for the next several chapters.
The University of California at Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology has a great "Geology Wing" that is well worth checking into.
Here's a live webcam of Old Faithful
Virtual Plate Tectonics - A list of resources put together by the University of Kentucky
Online USGS Publication, "The Interior of the Earth"
Nevada Seismological Laboratory's Web page on the Earth's Interior
Colorado Geology Photojournals - Although the information in these photojournals is based on Colorado geology, there is a great deal of useful information here for amateur geologists and students.
The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom - This website has a great deal of information about specific minerals. Be sure to take a look at the page about Ice.
Identifying Rocks and Minerals - This site from the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay discusses how to identify rocks and minerals by their various characteristics.
This page on the Rock Cycle has a good graphic that illustrates the process.
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program - This site from the Earthquake Information Center has a great deal of information on worldwide earthquake activity, earthquake science, and earthquake hazard reduction
Live volcano Webcams around the world
Here's another list of Volcano Webcams maintained by the United States Geological Survey
Click here to see live images of Popocatepetl, one of the world's most active volcanoes, located in central Mexico. It's what's known as an andesitic volcano, which means it's forming where two tectonic plates rub up against each other, grinding down the material with enough friction and heat to melt rock and create magma.
USGS information on What Drives Plate Tectonics
Example of movement of continents and how they fit together - Gondwana Animation
A U.S. Geological Survey publication on hot spots
Earthquakes, P waves, and S waves includes animation of seismic waves
A global crustal model showing crustal thickness around the world
Weathering and Mass Wasting notes from a physical geology course at Black Hawk College
A University of Maryland Powerpoint presentation on weathering and erosion
Prentice-Hall's Applications and Explorations in Earth Science: Shaping Earth's Surface: Ground and Running Water
Additional Internet Resources for Physical Geography
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