Geologic Hazards of the Pacific Northwest: Geology Lab Manual - Paperback

by Chemeketa Geology Faculty (Author)

Geologic Hazards of the Pacific Northwest provides students with hands-on experience studying geology in a lab. The exercises provide instructional content for working with volcanoes, mountains, and earthquakes, including:

• What a Geologist Sees
• Plate Tectonics
• Minerals
• Igneous Rocks
• M&M Magma Chamber
• Understanding Viscosity
• Introduction to Google Earth Pro
• Volcanoes and Igneous Rocks of the Pacific Northwest
• Profiling Mt St Helens
• Earthquakes
• Landslide Hazards
• Geologic Hazard Maps
• Hollywood Geology

All focused on the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, the thirteen labs and two field trip modules in this manual are printed in color and have perforated pages for students to tear out and turn in.