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1. Free On-Line
Certificate
Course National
Curriculum Science Syllabus Strand
"The Earth And
Beyond"
Direct Links to Individual Topics
Introduction Minerals Igneous Rocks Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks Deformation of Rock Geological Time Mass-Wasting
Streams and Drainage Systems Global Change Glaciers
Groundwater Earthquakes and the Earth's Interior
Deserts and Winds Weathering and Soils
Acid Rain Air Pollution Alternate Energy Sources
Coal and Gas Hydrate Resources Coastal Environment
Fossil Fuels Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
Health Risks and Environmental Pollution Hydrology Mineral Resources
Nuclear Power The Oceans and their Margins Plate Tectonics
Pollutants Resources of Minerals and Energy Sewerage Treatment
Soil Solid Wastes Water Quality Tsunami
Meteorites and Extinctions
adapted to HTML from lecture
notes of Prof. Stephen A. Nelson Tulane University
by Earth Science Australia
2. Cyber
Earth Science , Queensland Studies Authority Registered
Year
11 and Year 12 Senior Science Course
Year 11 and Year 12 Senior Science Course
or
Direct Links to individual topics
- Unit 1 Big Rains Make Bad Rivers
- Unit 2 Using Satellite Images
- Unit 3 Streams and Mass Wasting
- Unit 4 Flooding Case Study - the Johnstone River Far North Queensland
see also the Education
Queensland "The Learning Place"
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Climate and Weather Severe Weather Cryosphere Earthquakes
El Nino Energy Energy Resources Fossils
Land Use Planning La Nina Materials and Minerals
Mineral Resources Oceans1 Oceans2 Plate Tectonics
River Systems Rocks and Landforms Soils Volcanoes
Soils Water Resources
courtesy AGI
Field Skills
Some Common Geological Terms -
a
basic glossary of geology
Topographic
Maps - the basics
Block
diagram showing map view and cross section
Magnetic
Declination - all you really want to know
Brunton
Compass Tutorial - Australian Mirror of this site
Using
a Silva Compass adapted to the Southern Hemispherefrom
Kjetil Kjernsmos illustrated guide
Using
microchemistry and electronmicoscropy to interpret geology
Geochemistry
in the search for ore deposits
Chart
links topographic contours to terrain profiles
Global Positioning Systems
Lake Vostok - a giant hidden lake
beneath the ice of antarctica
Exploration Drilling
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Introduction to Earth and
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