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Lecture Notes
The lecture notes are separated into topics corresponding to the syllabus.  Click on the topics below to see notes. 

Intro, Earth Origins, Structure and Plate Tectonic Basics
Minerals and Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks, Volcanoes
Weathering Processes, Sed. Rocks
Metamorphism, Folds & Faults
Geologic Time 
Hydrologic Cycle & Groundwater
Rivers
Glaciers

click here for NJ-DEP handout on NJ glaciation


Mass Wasting
Coastal Processes

click here for Star-Ledger article on beach replenishment
Plate Tectonic Theory and Dynamics
Earthquakes
Energy Resources
Mineral Resources
Earth Systems and Global Climate
 

Powerpoint Lecture Presentations. Click on the topics below to see lecture presentations in Powerpoint. 

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Intro, Earth Origins, Structure and Plate Tectonic Basics - Lecture #1

Continental Drift; Seafloor-Spreading - Lecture #2

Plate Boundary Types and Processes - Lecture #3

Plate Dynamics and Motion - Lecture #4

Earthquake Basics - Lecture #5

Earthquake Effects and Prediction - Lecture #6

Volcanism and Igneous Rocks - Lecture #7

Volcanic Hazards, Prediction, and Origin of Magmas - Lecture #8

Sedimentary Processes - Lecture #9

Metamorphic Processes - Lecture #10

Rock Deformation - Lecture #11

Rivers - Lecture #12

Floods - Lecture #13

Mass wasting - Lecture #14

Groundwater - Lecture #15

Barrier Islands - Lecture #16

Glaciers I - Lecture #17

Glaciers II - Lecture #18

Ice Ages - Lecture #19

Geologic Resources - Lecture #20



Note: In some cases, the notes in these files will cover material that we may not get to or will be covered very briefly in class.  If this material is also covered in your textbook, then you are ultimately responsible for knowing it! 
BEFORE
Hazard Picture
Mount Saint Helens as viewed from the west side on March 25, 1980, just two days before the first visible volcanic activity. Mount Saint Helens is the youngest of the major Cascade volcanoes. [Photograph Credit: Dept. of Natural Resources, State of Wash.] 

AFTER

Hazard Picture
Mount Saint Helens viewed from the north on June 4, 1980. The huge U-shaped 
basin formed by the landslide and the initial blast from the May 18, 1980 eruption. The mountain was lowered 1,300 feet. [Photo Credit: Dept. of Natural Resources, State of Wash.]

Access to Quiz Presentations and Answers
Quiz #1
Quiz #2
Quiz #3
Quiz #4
Quiz #5
Quiz #6

Review Topics for Exam 1 (.pdf or .doc)
Review Topics for Exam 2 (.pdf or .doc)
Review Topics for Exam 3 (.pdf or .doc)

Correct Answers to Multiple Choice Questions in Texbook
Chapter 1:  8.c, 9.c, 10.d, 11.a, 12.g, 13.b, 14.d, 15.c, 16.d, 17.d, 18.c, 19.a,b
Chapter 3:  11.b, 12.a, 13.d, 14.a, 15.a, 16.c, 17.b, 18.d, 19.b, 20.a, 21.b, 22.c, 23.b
Chapter 4:  11.d, 12.b, 13.d, 14.d, 15.e, 16.c, 17.d, 18.a, 19.e, 20.b, 21.d, 22.b, 23.a
Chapter 6:  15.b, 16.b, 17.d, 18.b, 19.b 20.d, 21.b, 22.b, 23.a, 24.a, 25.b, 26.b, 27.c, 28.a
Chapter 7:  7.d, 8.d, 9.b, 10.a, 11.c 12.b, 13.c, 14.c, 15.d, 16.c, 17.a, 18.d
Chapter 9:  7.c 8.a, 9.c, 10.a, 11.b 12.a, 13.a, 14.d, 15.a, 16.a,c,d
Chapter 10: 13.d, 14.a, 15.c, 16.c, 17.a, 18.a, 19.a, 20.b, 21.e, 22.a, 23.c, 24.b
Chapter 15:  9.d, 10.a, 11.a, 12.c, 13.c, 14.c, 15.e, 16.b, 17.b, 18.b, 19.b
Chapter 16: 12.c, 13.a, 14.a, 15.c, 16.b, 17.d, 18.a, 19.d, 20.a, 21.b, 22.b
Chapter 19: 20.a, 21.c, 22.a, 23.b, 24.c, 25.b, 26.a, 27.b, 28.a, 29.c, 30.a
Chapter 11: 15.a, 16.b, 17.a, 18.a, 19.c, 20.d, 21.b, 22.a
Chapter 12: 8.a, 9.b, 10.d, 11.d, 12.b, 13.b, 14.d, 15.b, 16.f, 17.d, 18.a, 19.b
Chapter 14: 11.b, 12.b, 13.c, 14.a, 15.d, 16.a, 17.e, 18.e, 19.a 20.d, 21.c
Chapter 21: 12.a (more renewable than the others), 13.c, 14.a, 15.d, 16.a, 17.d, 18.c, 19.b,d, 20.c, 21.a,b,c, 22.c

 

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