1Earth Science 104Karen Brownwww.wou.edu/~brownkBeginning sixth year at WOU16 years college teaching experienceMaster of Science in GeologyIntroduction Mt RedoubtCinder cone on Mt Etna Mt St Helens AndesFolds Unconformity Willamette River2Colorado River gooseneck Flash flood Whitewater raftingPacific coast Wave cut platform Tropical beachAtoll Coral reef Black smoker3Calving glacier Fair weather cumulus Smog due to inversionthunderhead Snow stormtornado Hurricane Andrew Moon over mountains4Crescent moon Crater on moon Saturn and its moonsHale-Bopp comet Sun setting Milky WaySpiral Galaxy EarthPollution, Hazards5Population 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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