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The following links include animations and movie clips illustrating many of the geologic processes discussed in class...Enjoy!...some of these take awhile to download...

Online Learning Center  for Earth Revealed, Carlson, 7th edition (contains many great animations and links!)

Science...

bullet The Scientific Method
bullet The Nature of Science

Origins of Modern Astronomy...

bullet Geocentric vs Heliocentric Solar System Models
bullet Pluto Article by Jewitt and Luu  (click here for Geol 104 short exercise due Mon Sept 8th)

Early Solar System...

bullet The Nebular Hypothesis
bullet Animation of Solar System Formation (click on Fig 22.8)
bullet Hubble Images of Proto-planetary Disks
bullet Origin of Earth's Moon
bullet Animation of Birth of Earth's Moon (click on Fig 22.12)
bullet Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
bullet Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud Diagram
bullet Kuiper Belt Objects
bullet Meteorite Types
bullet Comets

Early Earth...

bullet Earth's Formation

Plate Tectonics...

bullet The Story of Plate Tectonics
bullet Plate Tectonics Animations
bullet Plate Collision
bullet Plate Tectonic Evolution of California
bullet What Drives Plate Motions?
bullet Plate Tectonics in a Nutshell
bullet Plate Tectonic Myths
bullet Seismic Reflection Profile of Cascadia Subduction Zone
bullet Seafloor Topography, Sumatra
bullet Hot Spots: Do they really exist?

 Minerals...

bullet The Silicates
bullet Silicate Structure Animation (click on Figs. 2-7, 2-9, and 2-11)
bullet Conflict-free Diamonds
bullet Synthetic Diamonds
bullet Hematite on Mars
bullet Mineral Growth/Crystallization Animations
bullet Halite Growth Video Clip
bullet Photomicrographs

Igneous Rocks...

bullet Photomicrographs
bullet More Photomicrographs
bullet Magma formation at convergent boundaries (Fig. 3-24)
bullet Magma formation at divergent boundaries (scroll down to 2.7)
bullet Bowen's Reaction Series
bullet Igneous Rock Gallery #1
bullet Igneous Rock Gallery #2
bullet Igneous Rock Textures
bullet Granite
bullet Rhyolite
bullet Diorite
bullet Andesite
bullet Gabbro
bullet Basalt
bullet AA lava
bullet Pahoehoe lava
bullet Pumice/scoria
bullet Obsidian

Volcanism...

bullet Volcanic/Tectonic Settings
bullet Pyroclastic Flow, Monserat
bullet Volcano World
bullet How Volcanoes Work
bullet Hawaii Volcano Observatory
bullet Cascade Volcano Maps/Pics
bullet Mt St. Helens (updated every 5 mins)
bullet Mt St. Helens (Oct 1 Eruption Photo)
bullet Mt St. Helens Seismicity

Weathering...

bullet Weathering Processes

Sedimentary Rocks...

bullet Photomicrographs
bullet Sedimentary Structure Animations
bullet More Sedimentary Structure Animations (scroll down to primary structures)
bullet Coquina Fortress
bullet Sedimentary Rock Gallery #1
bullet Sedimentary Rock Gallery #2
bullet Breccia
bullet Conglomerate
bullet Sandstone
bullet Siltstone
bullet Shale
bullet Limestone
bullet Chert

Metamorphic Rocks...

bullet Summary
bullet Photomicrographs
bullet More Photomicrographs
bullet Metamorphic Rock Gallery #1
bullet Slate
bullet Schist
bullet Blueschist
bullet Gneiss
bullet Quartzite, Marble, and Serpentinite

Geologic Time...

bullet Radioactive Decay Animation
bullet Geologic History (Relative Dating) Animation
bullet Unconformities Animation (scroll down on page)
bullet Deep Time
bullet Radiometric Dating
bullet Mass Extinctions
bullet Earth's Oldest Rocks Found

Earthquakes...

bullet Seismic Wave Animations (scroll down on page)
bullet Seismograph Animation (scroll down on page)
bullet USGS Earthquake Homepage
bullet Recent California Earthquakes
bullet Seismogram Displays
bullet US Earthquake Info by State
bullet Measure & Locate an Earthquake (5 pts if you turn in certificate!!!)
bullet 28 Sept 2004 Parkfield Earthquake
bullet Newspaper Account of Parkfield Quake
bullet 62% Probability of M > 6.7 Bay Area Quake by 2032
bullet Virtual San Andreas Fault Tour
bullet Video Clip, 2004 Sumatra Earthquake/Tsunami
bullet Video Clip, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
bullet Video Clip, Shake Experiment, UCSD
bullet Tsunami Animation (takes awhile to download but worth it!)

Geologic Structures...

bullet Fault Animation
bullet Fold Animation
bullet Fault & Fold Animation
bullet Video Clip of Elsinore Fault
bullet Structural Hydrocarbon Trap Animation
bullet Devil's Postpile (top view)

The Seafloor...

bullet Seafloor Age Map
bullet Magnetic Reversals & Seafloor Spreading (scroll down page to 2.3)
bullet Processed Image of Submarine Canyons (scroll down)
bullet Multibeam Images of Los Angeles, CA Continental Margin
bullet Fly-by Animation of Los Angeles Continental Margin
bullet Multibeam Images of San Diego, CA Continental Margin
bullet Multibeam Image of Big Island, Hawaii
bullet Multibeam Image of Reef Complexes, Gulf of Mexico
bullet Marianas Trench Animation
bullet Global Seafloor Topography Map
bullet Animated Image of a Guyot
bullet Multibeam Image of a Seamount
bulletSlow Turbidity Current Video Clip
bullet Fast Turbidity Current Video Clip #1
bullet Fast Turbidity Current Video Clip #2

Earth's Interior...

bullet Simulation of a terrestrial magnetic field reversal
bullet Will Earth's Magnetic Field Reverse Soon?
bullet An Inner Inner Core?

Orogenesis...

bullet Isostasy Animation (click on Fig. 17-2)
bullet Himalayan Tectonics

Mass Movement...

bullet Flyby Movie/Slump Animation
bullet Rockfall Animation (really lame!)
bullet Japan Landslide (amazing!)
bullet Debris Flow Video Clip #1
bullet Debris Flow Video Clip #2
bullet Subaqueous Debris Flow Video Clip #1
bullet Subaqueous Debris Flow Video Clip #2

Fluvial Processes...

bullet Development of Point Bars, Cut Banks, and Oxbow Lakes (animation)
bullet Transport Processes (click on Fig. 10-14)
bullet Floodplain/Terrace Animation (click on Fig. 10-27)
bullet Video Clip of Gravelly Braided River
bullet Video Clip of an Experimental Braided Stream
bullet Video Clip #1 of Bedload Transport
bullet Video Clip #2  of Bedload Transport
bullet Video Clip #3 of Bedload Transport
bullet Video Clip of Upper San Diego River Watershed
bullet Video Clip of San Diego River at Floodstage
bullet Video Clip of Flood Damage, San Diego River
bullet Video Clip of Cedar Creek Falls
bullet Calculating Stream Discharge (5 pts if you turn in exercise results by due date!!!)

Groundwater...

bullet Groundwater flow animation
bullet Confined Aquifer (click on Fig. 11.9)
bullet Pumping Well/Cone of Depression (click on Fig. 11.18a)
bullet Pumping Well/Saltwater Intrusion (click on Fig. 11.18c,d)

Glaciation...

bullet Glacial Landforms
bullet More Glacial Landforms
bullet Glacial Advance/Retreat

Coastal Processes...

bullet Animations
bullet Video Clip of a Wavecut Platform
bullet Video Clip of a Sea Stack

Atmospheric Processes...

bullet Water Phase Change Animation
bullet Properties of Water Animation
bullet Cold and Warm Fronts
bullet Seasonal Temperature Change
bullet Coriolis Effect Animation
bullet Air Mass/Extra-tropical Cyclone Animation
bullet Hurricane Animation 1
bullet Hurricane Animation 2
bullet Current Weather (real-time data)
bullet Satellite Images
bullet Real-Time Weather Data

Oceanography...

Tide Animation