1st Edition
EAR 105: Earth Science
School: Syracuse University (SU )
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Pages: 3Intro to glaciers, glacial movement, erosional and depositional landforms, global warming
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Pages: 3A brief overview of rivers, groundwater, and glaciers
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Pages: 3An overview of the power of freshwater to alter the topography of the earth via stream networks.
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Pages: 5EAR 105 Exam 1- Lectures 1- 8 Lecture 1: Importance of Earth Science Lecture 2: Four Spheres & Earth's Layers Lecture 3: Earth's Internal and External Composition Lecture 4: Matter & Minerals Lecture 5: Igneous Rocks & Volcanoes Lecture 6:Sedimentary Rocks Lecture 7:Metamorphic Rocks Lecture 8: Weathering & Soil
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Pages: 3Professor Mokry goes through the different types of weathering and related process as well as some basic information about soil & its classification
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Pages: 3Professor Mokry reviews the fundaments of the rock cycle, relating the info to an introduction to metamorphic rocks
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Pages: 2Professor Mokry gives a basic rundown on sedimentary rocks and their basic classifications: detrital and chemical
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Pages: 3recap on rocks vs. minerals, rock types, rock cycle, lava/ magma types Igneous rocks and intro to volcanoes
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Pages: 4This lecture correlates to Chapter 2 of the Earth Science text. It relates to the atomic structure of minerals, the various types of bonds, the modes of categorizing minerals, and briefly mentioned, their economic relevance.
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Pages: 3Professor Mokry gives an in-depth explanation of the Earth's layers in two distinct categorizations: composition and behavior. The lecture continues onto the theory of plate tectonics, relating the concept to major topographical features of the continents and of the ocean.
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Pages: 3Professor Mokry covers the Nebular Theory of the Earth's origin and further introduces the composition of the Earth.
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Pages: 2On the first day of class, Professor Mokry gives a breakdown of class logistics, qualifies the importance of Earth Science, and delineates the course objectives.