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Planet Earth

Earth System Science Online: Universities Space Research Association (USRA) / Earth System Science Education (ESSE) program
- USRA/ESSE links grouped by three topics: Physical Climate System, Biogeochemical Cycles, and External Forcing
Earth System Science Electronic Tutor: Describes the four principal components of the earth system.
Introduction to Earth's interacting 'spheres': NASA Classroom of the Future Program – relationships among the “spheres”.
The Carbon Cycle: UCAR Global Change Instruction Program outlines the carbon cycle.
The Hydrologic Cycle: Online Meteorology Guide – each section of cycle is illustrated using colorful, animated graphics.
Hydrologic Cycle: Earthscape at the University of North Dakota – to understand where our drinking water comes from, we need to understand the water cycle.
Processes Products and the Rock Cycle: Earth Online Course – starts with weathering and describes what happens and what substances are produced.
The Rock Cycle: Introduction to Petrology, University of British Columbia – clicking on a process or product brings you to additional information about it.

The Nine Planets: "a multimedia tour of the solar system."
Exploring the Planets. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - virtual tour of the exhibit.
Astronomy 161: The Solar System
The Solar System: Windows to the Universe
Solar System Exploration: NASA
Astronomy Workshop: University of Maryland
Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics: Calvin J. Hamilton

Alfred Wegener Institute: home page of a research institution, located in Bremerhaven, Germany, named after the father of continental drift.
This Dynamic Earth, USGS. Alfred Lothar Wegener: Moving Continents.
This Dynamic Earth, USGS. Historical Perspective.
National Earthquake Information Center: earthquake information for the public, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, includes readable tutorials on plate tectonics and other earthquake related topics.
This Dynamic Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics. USGS.
Volcano World: A well-done site designed for the public, includes a clickable map of what's erupting now. In the context of subduction zones, check out Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainer.
Alaska Volcano Observatory: home page of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, serving a variety of frequently-updated information about volcanoes along the Pacific/North American subduction plate boundary.
This Dynamic Earth, USGS. Understanding Plate Motions: Divergent and Convergent boundaries.
This Dynamic Earth, USGS. Plate Tectonics and People.

Michigan Technical University's Volcanoes Pages: Another site intended for the public, includes information on volcanic hazard mitigation, remote sensing of volcanoes, and reports of active eruptions.
Volcanoes: Exploring the Environment
How Volcanoes Work: San Diego State University
Volcanoes: Table of Contents of book by Robert I. Tilling
Volcano World: University of North Dakota
USGS Volcano Hazards Program

Plate Animation Movies and MacOrogeny program. Freeware from UCSB Dept of Geological Sciences.
- To view the animations shown in class, follow the "Download Page" links on the Freeware page and fill in the required fields on the registration form. Click the "Register" button to submit the form and follow the instructions to download the desired files.
Animations from the Paleomap project at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Animations from the Museum of Paleontology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Still maps of various time slices showing the location of continents and plate boundaries, from the Global Earth History project at Northern Arizona University.
This Dynamic Earth, USGS. Understanding Plate Motions.
Geologic Time: USGS
EarthComm: Earth System Science in the Community
Types of Sedimentary Rocks: Georgia Perimeter College
USC Sequence Stratigraphy Web: University of S. Carolina
A Tapestry of Time and Terrain: USGS Map with descriptions of each terrain region
Birth of the Himalaya: NOVA Online Adventure
The ABC’s of Plate Tectonics: Valuable information on continents.

Energy and Mineral Resources: Sixteen objective questions (with answers) that might serve as a good pre-test
Minerals Information: USGS
Links for Mineralogists: ìSubcategorized, annotated lists of web sites, especially for mineralogists, petrologists, crystallographers, geologists.î
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: US Department of Energy site that is a well-organized and extensive source of energy-related information
Energy from the Earth: Geothermal energy
Environmental Geology: Click on ìCourse Outlineî and see notes for Chapters 12-14
Office of Fossil Energy: US Department of Energy website is ìall-encompassingî
EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
Essays on Sustainability: Click on ìEarth ResourcesÖî
UN Atlas of the Oceans: Click on ìUsesî
Lecture notes on ìOre and Oilî: Physical Geology, Ch. 20 at N. Carolina State University
Monthly Energy Review: Data for various aspects of energy production and consumption; updated at the end of each month

Global Change Instruction Program: Some chapters are now available
Global Change: Gateway to global change data and information from federal government
Introduction to the Human Dimensions of Global Change: Background information and student activities for each unit.
Pew Center on Global Climate Change: Concentrates on global warming
Global Climate Change Student Guide: Challenging coverage of topic
Online Trends: A compendium of data on global change
Climate Change: A UNEP portal
Paleo Perspectives: Two websites ‚ one on drought and the other on global warming
Natural Signs of Climate Change: Reports describing a variety of indicators
EPA's Global Warming Site.
Common Questions about Climate Change from the website of the U.S. Global Change Research Information Office.

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Updated: January 22, 2004