planet Earth and Geology (Shorts Introductory Slides).ppt

Shorts Introductory Slides

1. Section 1: 0900-1015; DH 306
Section 2: 1330-1445; DH 208

2. Instructor: Paula Jefferis
Office: DH 419
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Contact information:

3. Welcome to the spring 2011
semester!
Wishing you success during the semester!
Regular attendance with active participation,
understanding material, and completing assignments
helps achieve this goal.
These classes are large so make a point of making a visit
during office hours especially if the material is
overwhelming
http://www.sjsu.edu/people/paula.jefferis-nilsen

4. Earth Science and the Environment,
Thompson and TurkRead covered chapters
Emphasis and exam
questions are covered in
lecture but some exam
questions come directly
from book
Understand figures that
explain topics
At least read the summary
before class
Each week one or two
figures or sections will be
assigned for the following
week

5. Assignments and exams:
Assignment or exam Percentage of grade
Three exams 50
National and state park oral
report and essay
10
Field trip to 5
Various exercises 10
Field trip and class
presentation
10
Birthplace term paper 15
Total 100

6. Assignments and exams:
Assignment Date Percentage
Exam # 1 February 23
rd
Exam # 2 April 13
th
Exam # 3 May 16
th
All three exams equal 50%
National and state park
oral report and essay
February 28
th
and April
2
nd
10
Field trip Section 1: 2/11
Section 2: 2/18
5
Birthplace evaluation term
paper
March 23
rd
15
Field trip #1: Water
processing plant
March 11 One trip and oral
Field trip # 2: United
States Geological Survey
tba Presentation to equal 10%
Field trip #3: Moss
Landing Marine Laboratory
tba
Field trip #4: Lehigh
Hanson Limestone Quarry
March18
th
Various exercises and
homework
throughout the semester 10
Total
100%

7. All written work must be submitted
to turnitin.com
Register and understand how the system works
Section 1 Id #:3751957 Password: planets1
(case sensitive)
Section 2 Id #: 3751958 Password: planets2
(case sensitive)

8. Earth Science:
Astronomy: 4 classes; chapters 21-24
Geosphere: 8 classes; chapters 1-4; 7-9
Hydrosphere: 6 classes; chapters: 5; 14 and 15
Atmosphere: 4 classes; chapters 16-19
Many topics with a wide range of detail
are covered throughout the semester.
Make sure you ask questions or
come visit during office hours
before information is too
overwhelming.

9. I. Solar system Creation

10. Sun, planets and Earth’s moon

11. Comets and asteroids
Comet McNaught Over Chile, 2007
Asteroid belt between
Jupiter and Mars

12. Part II: Geosphere: minerals and
rocks

13. National and state park oral report
and essay

14. Geosphere
Solid Earth
Heat transfer from the
hot internal Earth to
the cooler surface.
USGS
Chemically
and
physically
distinct
layers

15. Part III: The ActiveEarth
Earthquakes and plate tectonics
Haiti
Plate tectonics

16. Volcanoes

17. IV. Hydrosphere

18. Hydrosphere

19. Running water: erosion, deposition
of sediments, and creation of
landforms
Merced River, Sierra
Nevada
Mississippi River Delta

20. Hydrosphere: oceans
Currents flow in complex patterns affected by
wind, the water's salinity and heat content, bottom
topography, and the earth's rotation
Smithsonian

21. V. Atmosphere
99% of gases are concentrated in the first 30
kilometers (20 miles)
Temperature change

22. Meteorology

23. Biosphere: interaction
Redwood trees
Diatoms
Coral and fish
Bald Eagle

24. Get to know your neighbor:
Write your name
Answer question 1
Break into groups by table
Introduce yourselves and take down the other student’s
contact information
Write down a fellow student’s name and ask question 3
Repeat the above step only you make a response so the
other student may take down your response

25. Describe what you see in this
figure:

26. What is Earth System science?
Land, water, air, and life forms are interconnected
Each subsystem is part of a whole
Open system:
energy and matter
flow into and out of
the system

27. The Hydrologic Cycle

28. The Rock Cycle

29. Academic Integrity
The Golden Rule
Do onto others as you would have them do onto you
My rule
Do not behave in a manner that you would not be able
to tell your favorite grandparent, aunt, or uncle about.