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Slide 2 The Players: Ellie Boyce 03 Jon Allen 03 Amy Lansdale 03 Rob Selover 04 Justin Ossolinski 03 Slide 3 Siccar Point, Scotland Slide 4 GEOLOGY 12 WEEKS OF LOOKING AT ROCKS Thats what you signed up for, right? Slide 5 NO! So what are we going to look at? Slide 6 Geology is not simply the study of rocks. Geology: A scientific study of the Earths processes and materials. Slide 7 Origin of the Earth Slide 8 Earth Materials Atoms and molecules Minerals Continents Rocks Slide 9 Geologic Processes Rivers Slide 10 Caves Slide 11 Volcanoes Slide 12 Glaciers Slide 13 Geologic Processes Anthropogenic Impacts Energy Resources Erosion Slide 14 Geologic Processes Meteorites Plate Tectonics (Mountain Building) Slide 15 Geologic Processes Earthquakes Slide 16 Geologic Processes Fossils Floods Atmospheric Studies Slide 17 Slide 18 Everything we use comes from the Earth Particularly in the form of natural resources. Most provided through geologic knowledge. Construction - cement, concrete and asphalt Fuel, light and heat - oil, gas and coal Water Prediction and avoidance of hazards, earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, landslides, erosion. Slide 19 http://www.earthscienceliteracy.org/ Earth Science Literacy Initiative Slide 20 Earth Science Literacy Principles BIG IDEA 1. Earth scientists use repeatable observations and testable ideas to understand and explain our planet. Slide 21 BIG IDEA 2. Earth is 4.6 billion years old. Earth Science Literacy Principles Slide 22 BIG IDEA 3. Earth is a complex system of interacting rock, water, air, and life. Earth Science Literacy Principles Slide 23 BIG IDEA 4. Earth is continuously changing. Earth Science Literacy Principles Slide 24 BIG IDEA 5. Earth is the water planet. Earth Science Literacy Principles Slide 25 BIG IDEA 6. Life evolves on a dynamic Earth and continuously modifies Earth. Earth Science Literacy Principles Slide 26 BIG IDEA 7. Humans depend on Earth for resources. Earth Science Literacy Principles Slide 27 BIG IDEA 8. Natural hazards pose risks to humans. Earth Science Literacy Principles Slide 28 BIG IDEA 9. Humans significantly alter the Earth. Earth Science Literacy Principles Slide 29 Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice - Will Durant