Earth Science 104Karen Brownwww.wou.edu/~brownkBeginning sixth year at WOU16 years college teaching experienceMaster of Science in Geologyclick for 6 or 9 per page for printingIntroductionMt RedoubtCinder cone on Mt EtnaMt St HelensAndesFoldsUnconformityWillamette RiverColorado River gooseneckFlash floodWhitewater raftingPacific coastWave cut platformTropical beachAtollCoral reefBlack smokerCalving glacierFair weather cumulusSmog due to inversionthunderheadSnow stormtornadoHurricane AndrewMoon over mountainsCrescent moonCrater on moonSaturn and its moonsHale-Bopp cometSun settingMilky WaySpiral GalaxyEarthPollution, HazardsPopulation GrowthScientific Inquiry• Gather data• Formulate plausible explanations• Devise tests and predictions• Revise, reject or accept explanationsData CollectionScientific Method•Collect facts• Develop hypotheses•Test•ReviewHypothesis vs. Theory• Hypothesis is an explanation that requires testing• Theory has been tested, and is supported by the evidence, and predicts things not used to formulate the hypothesis• Paradigmis a theory that explains wide ranging sets of observationsSyllabus• www.wou.edu/~brownkSyllabus• www.wou.edu/~brownkOffice Door• Notice the little sign: . . “IN CLASSSee Schedule”• May also say‘Gone See Schedule’‘Went for Coffee ETA:’‘Downstairs Be Right Back’‘In NS017Come Find Me’‘HERE Please Knock’Course
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