Geology and Mapping

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General Geology Sites

Reference

+ GeoScience Videos

+ Rock-Head Sciences

+ GeoMapApp Learning Activity Collection

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Animations

+ Geology Animations (Norton)

+ Geology Central

+ Savage Earth (PBS)

+ Physical geology Animations

+ Geology Illustrations

+ Structural Geology Animations

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Rocks & Minerals

Interactive

+ ESRT Minerals

+ Igneous Rocks

+ Sedimentary Rocks

+ Metamorphic Rocks

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Videos

+ Rock Cycle

+ Deadly Crystal Cave

Reference

+ Rocks & Minerals HMX 

+ Minerals (CUNY Brooklyn)

+ Mineral Properties

+ Mineral Gallery

+ How to Classify Igneous Rocks Into (Ultramafic, Mafic, Intermediate and Felsic)?
 

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Local Geology (NY State)

Reference

+ NY State Landscape Regions

+ Evolution and History of the Central Pine Barrens

+ Long Island's Dynamic South Shore

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Geography & Topographic Maps

Interactive

+ Latitude, Longitude Interactive

+ Long Island Digital Elevation Maps

+ NY State Digital Elevation Map

+ Interactive Mapping Tool

+ US Digital Elevation Map

+ NY State 7.5 Minute Topo Maps

+ US Map Collection

+ National Map (Interactive Topo)

+ CalTopo

+ The True Size of (compare countries)

+ Learn the States

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Videos

+ What are Continents?

+ Latitude & Longitude

+ Latitude, Longitude (degrees, minutes) ESRT

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Reference

+ Fields & Isolines HMX

+ Paleo Digital Elevation Model 

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Weathering & Erosion

Interactive

+ University of Kentucky Tutorials (full list)

+ Coastal Processes Learning Module

+ Weathering Overview

+ Wind Erosion

+ Mass Movement

+ Coastal Processes

+ Glacier Simulator

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Stream Deposition Links

+ Rates of Deposition

+ Vertical Sorting

+ Horizontal Sorting

Videos

+ Why is all sand the same?

+ Why do Rivers Curve?

+ Rip Current Science

+ Giant Current Ripples

+ How it Happens / Mudslides

+ How do glaciers shape the landscape?

+ How do glaciers move?

+ Climate 101: Glaciers (NatGeo)

+ Glacier Calving, Waves

+ Landforms of coastal deposition

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Reference

+ NY State WaterWatch (USGS) 

+ National Water Information System: Mapper (USGS)

+ Old Inlet breach on Fire Island

+ Glacial History of LI (Garvies Pt Museum)

Plate Tectonics

Videos

+ Plate Tectonics Explained

+ How Tall can Mountains Be?

+ Why is it hot underground?

+ Plate Tectonics (Full Review)

+ How the Earth was Made: Iceland

+ How the Earth was Made: Hawaii

+ Magnetic Mineral Alignment

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Reference

+ Plate Tectonics HMX

+ EarthScienceinMaine Online Textbook

+ Plate Tectonics Story (USGS)

+ Plate Tectonics (UCMP)

+ Seafloor Spreading (magnetism animation)

+ Layers of the Earth- What is the MOHO?

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Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Interactive

+ Global Earthquake Explorer (GEE) / IRIS Earthquake Browser

+ Earthquakes- Past 7 Days

+ Earthquake Depth Maps

+ Volcanoes Around the World

+ Current Volcano Hazards (USGS)

+ Magma Indonesia

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Videos

+ Mount St. Helens Eruption

+ Mount St. Helens Video

+ Perspective: a graphical comparison of earthquake energy release

+ Japan 2011 Tsunami Documentary

+ How does the Richter Scale work?

Reference

+ Earthquakes HMX 

Extras

+ Earthquake KML Files (USGS)

+ Earthquakes (USGS)

+ Inge Lehmann: Discoverer of the Earth's Inner Core​

+ MohrPlotter

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Earth's History

Interactive

+ Pages 8 & 9 (Zoomable/Color)

+ Visible Geology  

Videos

+ Putting Earth's history into perspective

+ Geologic Time ESRT P. 8

+ Geologic Time ESRT P. 9

+ Geologic History of NY State ESRT p. 2, 3, 8, 9

+ The 6 Craziest Extinctions Ever

+ The Day the Mesozoic Died

+ Radioactive Decay

+ Radioactive Decay ESRT

+ Radioactive Decay (BozemanScience)

+ Law of Superposition