Series of questions focusing on key components of each topic
TOPICS
How the class is divided into broader themes
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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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Reflective Questions as Learning Prompts
- At intervals through the class, there will be an opportunity to discuss these questions with your neighbor.
- The aim is to reinforce understanding of critical concepts.
- Ask questions if you have doubts about the answers to these
questions based on preceding materials presented in class.
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| Date: Jan. 25, 30, Feb. 1 |
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| 1. | Q. How do earthquakes help in undestanding the interior of the Earth? |
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| Q. How do P (primary) and S (secondary) seismic waves differ? | |
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| Q. What coincidence first suggested that continents drift? | |
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| Q. What geological evidence supported this idea? | |
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| 2. |
Q. How does the Earth's
magnetic field change? |
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| Q. Why did changes in
the
earth's magnetic field help confirm sea floor spreading? |
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| Q. How are the positions
of
plate boundaries determined? |
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| Q. What are the three
major
types of plate boundary and how do they differ? |
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| 3. |
Q. What are the
different
types of volcanism? |
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| Q. How is the style of
volcanism
dependent on location? |
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| Q. What lines of
evidence
help to establish the rates at which plates move? |
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Q. How has the face of
the
Earth changed over time? |
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| Q. When did most of the
continents
form? |
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| Q. Why was the
recognition
of deep-sea hydrothermal vents significant? |
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of Geological Sciences,
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