GEOL 1121:
Earth Materials, Processes and Environments
 Department of Geology & Physics

Fall 2009

Dr. Samuel T. Peavy
Office: Roney 206
Phone: (229) 931-2330
E-mail: speavy@canes.gsw.edu

  This web page contains information on Dr. Peavy's Geology lecture.  Use the following links to explore your planet!

Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet

International Year of Planet Earth

Course related links:
For Class:
Syllabus - CRN 8001

Study Guide for Exam 4

Lab Webpage

Take the VARK questionnaire!
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Note: You must enable Java script for quizzes to work properly!

Chapter 1 Quiz
Basic Chemistry

Minerals -- Non-silicates [Use back button to return]
Minerals -- Silicates [Use back button to return]
Georgia Mineral Society
Detailed mineral Information - Very Good!
Minerals Quiz 1
Identify the Minerals!

Igneous Rocks -- Extrusive [Use back button to return]
Igneous Rocks -- Intrusive [Use back button to return]
Igneous Rocks Quiz
Volcano Quiz
Identify the Igneous Rocks!

UNC Atlas of Rocks and Minerals under the Microscope

Learn more about volcanoes
Visit Volcano World!
Visit the Cascades Volcanoes Observatory
Visit the Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory
Visit the Alaska Volcano Observatory
Live Cams of Volcanoes
An Interview with Dr. Bernard Chouet about Long Period Events

Sedimentary Rocks -- Clastic [Use back button to return]
Sedimentary Rocks -- Chemical/Biochemical [Use back button to return]
Quiz on Weathering and Soils
Quiz on Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphic Rocks -- Foliated [Use back button to return]
Metamorphic Rocks -- Non-foliated, Metamorphic minerals [Use back button to return]
Quiz on Metamorphism

The Rock Cycle Diagram

GSW Seismic Station
Seismic Data from other Stations in the U.S.
National Earthquake Information Center, Golden, Colo.
USGS Earthquake Center
Read about the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Read about the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake
Earthquake Damage Slide Shows
December 26, 2004 Tsunami Info
A tutorial on earthquake location
Virtual Earthquake!
Take a quiz on earthquakes

See a slide show on earthquake prediction

Hazard maps for the USA
Japanese Landslide!

Download USGS Water Use information
Real-time stream data for the USA
National water conditions
Flooding on Wisconsin River!!!
Quiz on Surface Water

The Hydrogeologist Homepage
The Karst Waters Institute
The EPA Reach It site -- groundwater pollution
The EPA Groundwater homepage
Quiz on Groundwater
 


Links to Geology Related Sites:

U.S. Geological Survey