ERSC 105, Earth Science

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Book and Website List

This is a sampling of books and web resources that you may find of interest for outside reading and study.

Textbooks:
	Title/Author	Location	Brief Description

General Reading:
	Title/Author	Location	Brief Description
	Powers of Ten Philip Morrison	McKee QB981.M865 1982	Pictures and explanations comparing size scales in our universe ranging from subatomic scales (10^-15) to cosmic scales (10^24).
	Voodoo Science Robert Park	McKee Q175.52.U5 P37 2000	With his trademark pithy style, Park attempts to stem the rising tide of “pseudo-science.” He debunks many scares and scams and outlines basic scientific principles that can help one spot fraudulent claims. Unfortunately he elevates the evolutionary theory to the level of scientific fact – in direct opposition to some of his guiding principles.
Web Sites: (N = newly added to list)
	URL	Brief Description
	http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tarbuck_escience_10	This companion website for our textbook contains LOTS of fabulous resources: Chapter summaries, quizzes, animations, and links to related websites.
Astronomy
N	http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys230/lectures/mw_size/mw_size.html	Introductory explanation of how we measure distances to stars using “standard candles”, or reference stars of known absolute magnitude
N	http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html	Exploration of Mars, 2004
N	http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html	NASA’s official data sheets for solar system objects.
	http://www.spaceweather.com/	Lots of info about stars, planets, solar flares, etc.
	http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/astro101/java/binary/binary.htm	Binary star and Doppler shift animation
	http://www.amsmeteors.org/showers.html	American Meteor Society webpage with meteor calendar, etc.
	http://www.aspsky.org/mercury/mercury/9806/impact4.html	Examples of meteoroid impacts and near misses
	http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/07/24/fire.ball/	News account of a “fire ball” on July 24, 2001
	http://comets.amsmeteors.org/	Lots of information about comets
	http://www.astroimager.net	Photographs of comets and other things of astronomical interest. (Select “Other Instruments” link)
	http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/	Solar wind collection project by NASA
	http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast27oct98_1.htm	Information about Earth’s magnetosphere along with artist’s depiction of the magnetosphere and how it interacts with the solar wind.
	http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/	NASA’s website for the Voyager I & II space probes.
Earthquakes
N	http://www.eqe.com/publications/kobe/kobe.htm	Detailed information about the Kobe, Japan and Northridge, CA earthquakes
	http://www.sciencecourseware.com/	Geology Labs Online: Nice demonstrations and web-based earthquake lab.
	http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/quakes/interactives/makeaquake.html	Make your own earthquake and see what parameters affect damage.

Geology
	http://www.geol.ucsb.edu/~arthur/Teton%20Dam/FrameSet.htm	Watch a dam succumb to mass wasting
	http://www.fiu.edu/~longoria/natural/mass/mmain.htm	Nice explanation of forms of mass wasting
	http://web.odu.edu/webroot/instr/SCI/rwhittecar.nsf/pages/G344slides	Pictures of falls and creep
	http://www.geo.duke.edu/geo41/mmo.htm	Pictures of various forms of mass movement
	http://www.casdn.neu.edu/~geology/department/staff/colgan/iceland/welcome.htm	Looking at Iceland through the “eyes” of a geologist, this site focuses on the glaciers and volcanic activity on the main island. Click on the “Plan your trip” link to see nice photographs of lava flows and glacier features.
	http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=0002B1A2-BD8F-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7	Explanation of Earth’s magnetic field

Rivers and Flooding
	http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pao/oldriver/oldriver.htm	History of the Atchafalaya Basin flood control by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Oceans
	http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/bathymetry/predicted/explore.HTML	National Geophysical Data Center: Using Satellite Altimeters to measure ocean floor topography

Short-age Models of Earth
	http://www.halos.com/	This is Robert Gentry’s site about evidence for creation from his work.
	http://www.icr.org/research/	A variety of research papers on a short-age model of the earth by affiliates of the Institution for Creation Research.
	http://www.icr.org/research/as/platetectonics.html	The full text of a paper proposing a model for catastrophic plate tectonics.

Weather/Climate
	http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics.shtml	Satellite images of weather patterns
N	https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/PUBLIC/	Lots of images and information about meteorology, oceanography and waves

Last updated by Chris Hansen on January 28, 2004