Physical Geology at Georgia Perimeter College

Dr. Pamela Gore

New World Seafloor Map from NOAA, Marine Geology and Geophysics Division

Click here to see complete map
Explanation of map
Link to images from NOAA
As the world turns - animated gif
Global Relief - Select a view of the Earth to rotate globe
Topography of Georgia

Course Syllabus

Fall 1998 Lecture Syllabus

Teaching Objectives for Lecture
Teaching Objectives for Lab

Helpful Resources

Link to textbook's web site - Tarbuck and Lutgens, Earth.
Pick a chapter, press "Begin" and link to several types of quiz questions. I just discovered that for each chapter under "Further browsing", many of their chapters link to my course notes.
Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology - includes corrections and web links for each lab.
Earth Online: An Internet Guide for Earth Science. In particular, see the Internet Resources for Earth Science page.
PLANET DIARY - CURRENT PHENOMENA
Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms
Geology Link from Worth Publishers
Geologic Time Chart
Geology lecture notes from other institutions:
WH Freeman GeologyTextbooks
Textbook: Understanding Earth, by Press and Siever
Search for images in the University of British Columbia Earth and Ocean Sciences Image Collection
University of Akron Geology Photo Archive
The Canadian Rockhound - a neat web magazine!

Submit your questions and comments to Dr. Gore at Georgia Geoscience Online

Interactive Course Outline

Lecture Notes	Homework Assignments	Additional references
Introduction to Physical Geology	Introduction to the Internet Important information for class
Topographic Maps (for lab)	Stone Mountain Topo Lab
Faults Earthquakes	Worldwide Distribution of Earthquakes - Due _________ Learn how to locate earthquake epicenters on-line. - Due __________ Print out the Certificate of Completion with your name when finished. Dacula, GA Earthquake Intensity Exercise and this map	Earthquake Information Page Seismic Resources on the Web - Part 1 Seismic Resources on the Web - Part 2 Seeing California Move With Global Positioning Satellites
Interior of the Earth		Earth's Interior from UNR Earth's Interior notes from U. Texas, El Paso New England Meteoritical Services
Plate tectonics	Please print out movie notes and see video Planet Earth - The Living Machine.	Map showing age of the ocean crust - NOAA Spinning globe showing age of ocean crust - NOAA Plate Tectonics - The cause of earthquakes - great graphics! Tectonic and paleogeographic maps (and Grand Canyon) Good Plate Tectonics notes from Volcano World. Click on arrow at bottom to go on to each section.
Minerals	Hints for pre-lab mineral quiz	Crystal Structure Movies The Mineral Gallery World Wide Mineral Link Collection Physical Characteristics of Minerals Minerals, Magmas, and Volcanic Rocks. Includes good diagrams of silicate tetrahedra. Gems and Precious Stones Internet Course Mineral formula database Rocks and minerals in thin section Minerals in thin section - is it working? Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection Mineral Museum in Paris The World of Amber
Igneous Rocks Ancient Lava Flows and Plutons	Hints for pre-lab igneous quiz Igneous rock chart. Print out and bring to lab. Minerals, Igneous Rocks and Volcanoes web homework	Minerals, Magmas, and Volcanic Rocks. Includes classification and good photos of igneous rocks. See Petroglyph - An interactive program which simulates looking at thin sections with a petrographic microscope Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, and Textures
Volcanoes	Please print out movie notes and bring to class: Volcanoes - Exploring the Restless Earth Volcano Research and Writing Assignment	Volcano Information Page Information on currently erupting volcanoes. QuickTime movie of Popocatepetal eruption Movies of volcanic eruptions and pillow lava formation
Weathering Soils		Weathering slides - Part 1 , Part 2 - Duke Univ. Main Index for Weathering Catalogue Weathering and Soil - John Butler, U. Houston Weathering of Granite and origin of sediment - GA Southern Chemical Weathering of Marble at the mall Small-scale weathering in Tunisia Karst in Slovenia Weathering and Karst Virtual Geomorphology Weathering of Rocks and Minerals Earth Science - Weathering and Erosion
Sedimentary Rocks Sedimentary Structures and Stratigraphic Features	Hints for pre-lab sedimentary quiz	USGS Bedform Sedimentology Site - images and movies Quick Time movies of bedforms Landforms
Metamorphic Rocks Metamorphic Rock pictures	Hints for pre-lab metamorphic rock quiz	Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, and Textures
Hydrologic Cycle, Running Water, Erosion, and Sediment Transport Groundwater	Please print out movie notes and bring to classThe Great River Georgia Geology and Hydrology Online Assignment	See this neat site on the Water Cycle with Shockwave! Flood damage and related features in Albany, GA Hydrology and Flooding - annotated references with links Mississippi River flooding U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Branch, Georgia Current Georgia hydrology Past monthly reports on Georgia hydrology
Crustal Deformation		Geologic Structures - U. Texas, El Paso Structural Geology Lab - U. Texas, El Paso Structure models - U. Texas, El Paso Digital relief map of the U.S. Color landform atlas of the U.S. Shaded relief map of Georgia Structural Geology Slide Set Radar imagery and text of folded mountains in the Apppalachians near Sunbury, PA. Print out the image and draw in the correct fold axis symbols in the proper locations.
Geology of Georgia	Geology and Geography of Georgia Lab Stone Mountain Field Trip Worksheet Print this out and work on it in the field. Mount Arabia oblique air photo Map of major Georgia faults	Georgia Southern University pages on Geology of Georgia Satellite image of Georgia - Color Composite, 1996
Mountain building
Ocean Floor		Scientific American article - Three types of continental margins around North America, with computer-generated images of the seafloor Satellite altimetry of oceans - NOAA Deep submergence vehicle - ALVIN How deep can they go? - Nice diagram! Educational materials associated with Ocean Planet exhibit at Smithsonian
Shorelines	See videos: The Beach - A River of Sand Portrait of a Coast
Mass Wasting		Mass Wasting links and class notes - Univ. of Texas, El Paso

Links to other geology sites

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Try the "Ask-A-Geologist" service offered by the U.S. Geological Survey. If you have an e-mail account, try sending e-mail to this address:
ask-a-geologist@octopus.wr.usgs.gov

Old Assignments

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Credits

This page was created by Dr. Pamela J. W. Gore
Department of Geology
Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus
555 North Indian Creek Drive
Clarkston, GA 30021-2396.
Pamela.Gore@gpc.edu

First version created September 1994
Modified November 23, 1998
Modified May 25, 2000
Modified November 20, 2000
Modified May 6, 2003
Updated to facstaff, and email updated August 28, 2008