First, read “The Evolution of Life on Earth.” Next, read “The Golden Rule: A Proper Scale for our Environmental Crisis.” [These essays are both posted under the Week 10 block.] Then, click “Add Submission” below, and submit a 400-600 word reflection on these readings. Consider how Stephen J. Gould suggests that life doesn’t really have a clear progressive plan (in the first essay) but then […]

Go to National Geographic Resource Library on Climate. (Links to an external site.) Read “Climate Systems and Changes” in the eText and watch the video. For your assignment, you will need to discuss the characteristics of the global climates and biomes of 3 specific places in the world. The essay needs to be at least 250 word and sources cite in APA format. Save word document.

Introduction to Geology GEOL-101 Midterm 1 Review Based on the textbook: Understanding Earth, 6th Edition, by Grotzinger and Press CH 1: earth system Summary The human creative process, field and lab observations, and experiments help geoscientists formulate testable hypotheses (models) for how the Earth works and its history. A hypothesis is a tentative explanation focusing attention on plausible features and relationships of a working model. […]

1. )A mastodon was found in Lafayette after being in the ground for how long? A. )30-35 million B. )30-35 billion C. )100 thousand D. )13. 7 billion 2. )What is placing geological events in a sequential order as determined from their position in the geological record? A. )geologic time B. )Relative dating C. )Radiocarbon D. )tree-ring dating 3. )Which of the following methods can […]

As seen by an observer on Earth, a star that is moving away from the Earth would have ______ light energy waves. A. expanded B. compressed *E. both A and D are correct 2. The theory that tries to explain the origin of the universe revolves around the idea that __________. *B. the original black hole exploded and scattered clouds of uncharged particles moving at […]

The Geology of Seattle Seattle is located in the state of Washington in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle is metropolitan and has a population of nearly 3. 5 million. Seattle’s climate changes from wet and cold during the winter months to dry and hot during the summer months. The coast of Seattle is responsible for the growth of its economy, due to the large number of […]