Module 2: Stories of the Present (root):
Earth Science Essentials
Module 2: Stories of the Present
This module examines how we understand modern processes of energy balance, weather, and geochemical cycling, and how we learn about volcanos, earthquakes, the Earth's deep interior, and distant stars.
- Stories of the Atmosphere
- The Energy Balance of Worlds.
- How to Build a Cloud--Part 1.
- How to Build a Cloud--Part 2.
- How the Winds Go Around: valid on any planet, including yours—Part 1.
- How the Winds Go Around: valid on any planet, including yours—Part2.
- Stories of the Lithosphere
- Why one place has great farmland and another an Emerald City—Gold, Pollution, and Farmland—Part 1.
- Why one place has great farmland and another an Emerald City—Gold, Pollution, and Farmland—Part 2.
- Volcanoes and Earthquakes Part 1 (Volcanoes).
- Volcanoes and Earthquakes Part 2 (Earthquakes).
- How Do We Know? Discovering things we can't see.
- How Do We Know? Exploring places we can't go.
- How Does It Work? Geysers.
10/27/2017--pictures and text copyright Russ Colson