Category: Geology

Please Watch the story of plastic. (It costs $1.99 on Amazon)
post a response to the following questions/prompts that is written in complete sentences and is no more than 300 words.
How did the film make you feel? Did it motivate you? Depress you? Make you feel hopeful?
What is the number one message that you are taking away from this film?
Discuss what you learned about one (1) of the following themes from the movie: (Please only discuss one of the themes below)The connection between fossil fuels and plastic
The impact of plastic on human and environmental health
The recycling myth (i.e. recycling will solve our plastic pollution problem)
The connection between plastic and climate change
NO PLAGARISM AND ESPECIALLY NO AI

You will research and write a hazard assessment of my family’s home area’s top two natural hazards.
Please see uploaded files for complete instructions.

Download the assignment files. Remember to use the desktop version of Excel, not the browser-based version. You only need to upload your completed answer sheet document as a .pdf.
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COMPLETE SENTENCES ONLY

Write about anything in geology that you would like, but try to stick to one main topic. 5-10 pages, including an introduction, body, and conclusion. No repetition of facts and information. Include accurate information. Include a works cited page as well.

Read the research paper I have attached.
Prepare a 10-minute presentation on the paper. Please include all figures and tables and discuss all aspects of the paper.
You may use additional sources for pictures and further information if necessary.
At the end of the presentation: One of the goals of our course is to learn how to read and evaluate scientific literature that uses radiogenic and stable isotopes. Each student will be responsible for presenting a paper, but everyone is expected to read and understand all papers. Your assignment is to:
Assign a peer-reviewed scientific paper to each student.
Give a presentation about the paper, evaluated based on AGU standards for student presentations.
Lead a discussion on the paper to ensure everyone in the room learns as much as possible about it.
Questions to address in your presentation and discussion:
What is the scientific motivation of the paper (background)?
What is the goal of the paper (what problem are they trying to solve)?
Why is this problem important?
What assumptions do they bring to this study?
What methods do they use?
What is clever about this paper?
What doesn’t work?
What are their conclusions?
What are the remaining questions to be answered?
What would you do to solve them
Please tell me what to say exactly on each slide because I am an international student and it is hard to talk fluently
the powerpoint below is my work and how i want it to look like. please do not use AI

Please watch Ted Talk by Kelsey Leonard in which Ms. Leonard Links to an external site.argues passionately for lakes and rivers to have the same rights as humans. This week, you will be sharing your thoughts on the video and discussing the video with others in our class.
Goal
To share your ideas about the film.
To build community to this discussion
Submit Your Post by 11:59 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2024
Review what you submitted for the Environmental Geology Film Review 1 Assignment.
Click reply below and post a response to the following questions that is written in complete sentences and is no more than 300 words. What do you think was the central message of this video? In other words, what was the speaker or narrator trying to convince their audience of?
Do you agree with the central message of this video? Why or why not? Explain.
What is your number one takeaway from this video?

1)Describe how the hydrologic cycle and soil type dictate the water load of a given area and how this is related to mass movement. 2)Lake City is positioned in a delta but isn’t found on a coastline. Describe what this means and discuss flooding risk and at least 2 preventative measures that should be taken to reduce flooding.
3)Climate change has the potential to greatly impact mass movement. First explain how climate change might impact mass movement, then propose solutions to the issues you raise. 4)Mass movement is classified on the type of material moved and the rate at which movement occurs. List and describe the 4 types discussed in this unit.
5)If a scientist were to dig 6 inches in the ground behind the school, what type of soil would they encounter? Include the soil horizon, color, and chemical based class. Justify your explanation.

After attending the live talk and/or watching the recordingLinks to an external site. of the talk, click replyLinks to an external site. below to submit a post that is between 100 and 300 words and is written in complete sentences that answers the following questions: What did you learn about the field of volcanology (a subdiscipline of geology) that you didn’t know before?
What are the applications of remote sensing in volcanology? In other words, what did you learn about how remote sensing is applied to better understand volcanoes and volcanic activity?
What surprised you most about what Nicole Guinn’s shared during her talk? Be specific! It should be obvious to anyone that attended the talk that you are referring to this talk. This cannot be from the first 10 minutes of the interview.
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Plate tectonics stands as a foundational theory in geology, encapsulating the dynamic processes responsible for shaping Earth’s surface features over geological time scales. Originating from the groundbreaking work of scientists like Alfred Wegener and Harry Hess, the theory posits that the Earth’s lithosphere comprises rigid plates that interact along boundaries, giving rise to diverse geological phenomena. These boundaries, classified into divergent, convergent, and transform types, serve as zones of intense geological activity where tectonic forces manifest in various forms. At divergent boundaries, such as mid-ocean ridges, magma upwelling leads to seafloor spreading, creating new crust and geological features like rift valleys. In contrast, convergent boundaries witness the collision and subduction of plates, resulting in volcanic arcs, mountain ranges, and seismic events characteristic of subduction zones. Transform boundaries, like the San Andreas Fault, accommodate horizontal motion between plates, generating earthquakes and faulting. The resultant tectonic landforms, ranging from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to the Ring of Fire and the Himalayas, offer tangible evidence of plate tectonics’ profound influence on the Earth’s surface. Continental drift, a central tenet of plate tectonics, has driven the assembly and dispersal of supercontinents, influencing global climate patterns, ocean circulation, and biological evolution. Moreover, plate tectonics holds significant practical implications, informing natural resource exploration, hazard assessment, and environmental management efforts. Geological studies of plate boundaries provide crucial insights into mineral resources, hydrocarbon reserves, and seismic hazards, guiding land-use planning and disaster preparedness measures. Overall, plate tectonics stands as a cornerstone of geology, illuminating the dynamic processes that have sculpted Earth’s landscapes and continue to shape its geological evolution.

This exercise is meant to help you visualize the vastness of geologic time since Earth’s
formation, ~4.6 billion years ago. It is difficult for us to imagine the amount of time required for
many geological processes to occur (e.g., formation of oceans or mountain ranges). The geologic
time scale organizes the Earth’s history into a series of chronologic subdivisions that are defined
by important geologic events in the Earth’s history. The largest of these time subdivisions are
eons. Eons are then subdivided into eras. Eras are subdivided into periods, and periods are
subdivided into epochs. We currently live in the Holocene epoch of the Quaternary period in
the Cenozoic Era of geologic time. Once you have finished this exercise, you will realize what a
tiny slice of time that represents relative to the vastness of geologic history. this assignment requires a PowerPoint and answer the questions.
please be creative when creating the PowerPoint.
All needed info and instructions in the docs below