Category: Geology

For your final research paper, you will select a topic of interest in geoscience, research the topic, then write up the findings. Prior approval of the instructor is required. Please make sure to submit your research paper topic to your instructor by the end of the second week of the class. Research paper guidelines The best…

The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) regularly holds Cosmic Exploration Speaker Series lectures. Dr. Linda Spilker, who was part of the Voyager spacecraft team that first visited the outer planets, talked about the Saturn system that we most recently visited with the Cassini spacecraft. She is one of the top planetary scientists studying outer planets…

To watch the presentation, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUEkqnsMDLw.  Two full pages minimum Double spaced 12-point professional font (Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman) 1-inch margins Cover page with your name and the title of the presentation – not included in required page count Describe what the talk was about and discuss the important points covered. What was…

The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) regularly holds Cosmic Exploration Speaker Series lectures. Dr. Linda Spilker, who was part of the Voyager spacecraft team that first visited the outer planets, talked about the Saturn system that we most recently visited with the Cassini spacecraft. She is one of the top planetary scientists studying outer planets…

To watch the presentation, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUEkqnsMDLw.  Two full pages minimum Double spaced 12-point professional font (Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman) 1-inch margins Cover page with your name and the title of the presentation – not included in required page count Describe what the talk was about and discuss the important points covered. What was…

What are the relationships between the different types of plate boundaries and the types of earthquakes that occur? Write 5 sentences to describe types of earthquakes in each plate boundaries. 

What are the relationships between the different types of plate boundaries and the types of earthquakes that occur? Write 5 sentences to describe types of earthquakes in each plate boundaries. 

You can use a site from the previous discussion board or find another site. Find an earthquake either recent or in the past. Prepare a write up of at least 150 words. It should include information on the location of the epicenter. What sort of damage did it do, could damage have been prevented? What…

Write a response to each post. 100  words each source not included in word count. Use one source per post. DO NOT use originial post source in response.

This discussion board requires you to pick a location and go back more at least 25,000 years (go back before at least the current epoch we are in). This write up will be at least 150 words. Your write up should include what time period, era etc you are writing about, do you know where…