UIUC - Planet Earth...and You! 

Welcome to Planet Earth...and You!

Syllabus

Google Earth Instructions

Updating Your Profile

Social Media

About the Discussion Forums

How Graded Discussions Work

Discussion Rubric

Orientation Quiz

1.A.1 Introduction to Earthquakes

1.A.2 Generation of Earthquake Vibrations

1.A.3 Introduction to Faults

1.A.4 Types of Faults

1.A.5 Earthquake Waves

1.B.1 The Intensity and Magnitude of Earthquakes

1.B.2 Seismometers

1.B.3 Interpreting Seismograms and Earthquake Magnitude

1.B.4 Comparing Earthquakes

1.C.1 Damage Due to Ground Shaking

1.C.2 Other Consequences of Earthquakes

1.C.3 Tsunamis

1.D.1 The First Step in Predicting Earthquakes: Recognizing Where They Occur

1.D.2 Earthquake Recurrence Interval

1.D.3 Interpreting The Recurrence Interval

1.D.4 Efforts to Prevent Earthquake Devastation

1.D.5 Mitigating Earthquake Damage

Week 1 Lab: Triangulation Lab

Week 1 Overview

Week 1 Quiz

Week 1 Assignment

Week 1 Lab

2.A.1 Ideas before Plate Tectonics

2.A.2 Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift

2.A.3 Evidence for Continental Drift

2.A.4 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Seafloor Bathymetry

2.A.5 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Apparent Polar-Wander Paths

2.A.6 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Evidence for Seafloor Spreading

2.B.1 Discovering Plate Tectonics

2.B.2 Earth's Internal Layers and the Concept of a Plate

2.B.3 Three Types of Plate Boundaries: Divergent Plate Boundary

2.B.4 Three Types of Plate Boundaries: Convergent Plate Boundary

2.B.5 Three Types of Plate Boundaries: Transform Plate Boundary

2.B.6 Continental Rifts and Continental Collisions

2.B.7 Intraplate Earthquakes

2.B.8 The Velocity of Plate Motion

2.B.9 Plate Driving Mechanisms

Week 2 Lab: Plate Tectonics! Lab Part 1

Week 2 Lab: Plate Tectonics! Lab Part 2

Week 2 Overview

Week 2 Quiz

Week 2 Assignment

Week 2 Lab

3.A.1 Introducing Volcanoes and the Concept of Molten Rock

3.A.2 Where Does Molten Rock Come From?

3.A.3 How Does Rock Melt?

3.A.4 Forming Molten Rock; a Magma Composition

3.A.5 Volcanoes Associated with Subduction

3.A.6 Melting at Rifts and Mid-Ocean Ridges

3.A.7 Melting at Hot Spots

3.B.1 Introduction to Igneous Rocks

3.B.2 What Are Igneous Rocks Composed Of?

3.B.3 When Molten Rock Solidifies

3.C.1 Types of Volcanic Eruptions

3.C.2 Magma and Lava with Gas

3.C.3 Eruption Materials

3.C.4 Pyroclastic Debris

3.C.5 Three Different Volcano Shapes

3.C.6 Eruption Styles and Case Studies

3.C.7 Case Studies of Volcanic Explosions: Pompeii, Present-Day Italy

3.C.8 Super Volcanoes in the Geologic Record

3.D.1 Volcanic Hazards, Part 1

3.D.2 Volcanic Hazards, Part 2

3.E.1 Predicting Volcanic Eruptions

3.E.2 Dealing with Volcanic Hazards

Week 3 Lab: Volcanoes! Lab Introduction

Week 3 Overview

Week 3 Quiz

Week 3 Assignment

Week 3 Lab

4.A.1 Basic Classes of Earth Materials

4.A.2 Origin of Earth Materials

4.A.3 Defining Minerals

4.A.4 Clues for Identifying Minerals

4.B.1 Introducing Classes of Rocks

4.B.2 The Nature of Igneous Rocks

4.B.3 Different Types of Sedimentary Rocks

4.B.4 Formation of Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

4.B.5 Primary Sedimentary Structures and Sedimentary Basins

4.B.6 Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks

4.C.1 How Rocks Can Change

4.C.2 Metamorphic Rocks Part 1

4.C.3 Metamorphic Rocks Part 2

4.C.4 The Rock Cycle

4.D.1 The Practical Uses of Rocks

4.D.2 The Nature of Metal Ore Deposits

4.D.3 Global Steel Usage

4.E.1 Non-Metallic Minerals ? Concrete and Crushed Rock

4.E.2 Other Non-Metallic Resources ? Brick, Gypsum, Dimension Stone

Week 4 Overview

Week 4 Quiz

Week 4 Assignment

Week 4 Lab

5.A.1. Energy Resources from the Earth

5.A.2. Human Use of Energy Over Time

5.B.1. Sources of Energy: Coal Part 1

5.B.2. Sources of Energy: Coal Part 2

5.B.3. Sources of Energy: Coal Part 3

5.B.4. Problems Associated with Coal Mining

5.B.5. Problems Associated with Coal Use

5.C.1. Formation of Hydrocarbons: Oil and Gas

5.C.2. Conventional vs. Non-Conventional Hydrocarbons: Conventional Reserves

5.C.3. Exploring and Drilling for Oil

5.C.4. Transporting and Refining Oil

5.C.5. Where Does Oil Occur, and Why?

5.D.1. Non-Conventional Hydrocarbons: Tar Sands and Oil Shale

5.D.2. Natural Gas

5.D.3. Obtaining Shale Gas: Hydrofracturing

5.D.4. Challenges Associated with Obtaining Shale Gas

5.E.1. Some Hazards of Oil Production

5.E.2. Alternative Energy Resources

Week 5 Overview

Week 5 Quiz

Week 5 Assignment

Week 5 Lab