Class Notes

Earth and Environmental Sciences
Introduction to Earth Sciences I

S1011D - S1411D

Earth Science Notes

Dr. V.J. DiVenere

Earth Science I Syllabus	Play List
Textbook Review Questions	Central Park Field Trip
Midterm Topics	Final Exam Topics
Lab 1 - The Big Bang	Lab Exam Review
Courseworks (slide presentations & quizzes)
Geologic Timescale
Origins
Origin of the Elements and the Earth - Overview
The Big Bang	Stellar Evolution - Origin of Elements
The Solar Nebula, Formation and Differentiation of the Earth
Earth Materials
Minerals & Rocks in Brief
Minerals	Mineral and Rock ID
Igneous Rocks	Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Volcanoes	Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks	Sedimentary Depositional Environments
The Dynamic Earth
Stress and Strain - Rock Deformation	Geologic Structures
Newark Structural Basin	Structures and Landforms
Earthquakes	Earth's Interior
Geosynclines & Isostasy	Development of Plate Tectonics
Tectonic Plate Boundaries	Ridges and Trenches
Midocean Ridges	Subduction Zones
Transform Faults	Driving Forces
Geologic Events Affecting Eastern North America
Evolution (figure)	Evolution of the Vertebrates (figure)
Vertebrate Evolution Summary
Surface Processes
Surface Processes Overview streams, glaciers, shorelines, etc.
Groundwater	Weathering
Streams	Karst
Coastal Processes	Soils
CO2, the Greenhouse Effect, and Global Climate Change
Glaciers	Aeolian Processes and Deserts