Series of questions focusing on key components of each topic
TOPICS
How the class is divided into broader themes
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Ocean/ Atmosphere Interactions, Dynamic Processes in the Ocean |
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Fringes of the Ocean, Life in the Oceans, Environmental Issues |
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Questions for In-Class Discussion
- Each of these questions will be considered in class.
- Think about answers to the questions before class and come prepared to discuss them.
- Some of the questions are intended to be rhetorical, or present challenges outside the immediate scope of the class.
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| Date: Jan 30, Feb. 1 |
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| 7. | Q. What creates earthquake activity in California? |
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| Q. What is the San Andreas fault? | |
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| 8. | Q. What happens when continents collide? |
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| Q. How are mountains formed? | |
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| 9. | Q. At what speed do tectonic plates move? |
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| Q. Do they all move at similar rates? | |
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| 10. | Q. Can volcanoes be classified into types? |
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| Q. How do their styles
of
eruption differ? |
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| 11. | Q. How did the Hawai'ian islands form? |
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| Q. How is their
formation related to plate tectonics? |
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| 12. | Q. How has the face of the Earth changed over geological time? |
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Q. Have continents changed in size over geological time? |
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| Q. How do continents
grow? |
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Q. What evidence
confirms tectonic activity on the sea floor? |
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of Geological Sciences,
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