EarthComm

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this textbook. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

1: Astronomy

1.1: The Size and Scale of the Universe

H-R Diagram
Star Spectra

1.2: Locating Astronomical Objects in the Night Sky

H-R Diagram
Star Spectra

1.4: Orbits and Effects

Gravity Pitch
Orbital Motion - Kepler's Laws
Solar System

1.5: The Sun-Earth-Moon System

3D Eclipse
Eclipse
Ocean Tides
Phases of the Moon
Tides

1.7: The Sun and its Effects

Greenhouse Effect

1.8: The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Basic Prism
Herschel Experiment
Radiation
Star Spectra

1.9: The Lives of Stars

H-R Diagram
Star Spectra

2: Plate Tectonics

2.1: Where Are the Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Plate Tectonics

2.2: Earth's Moving Lithospheric Plates

Building Pangaea
Plate Tectonics

2.3: What Drives the Plates?

Conduction and Convection
Plate Tectonics

2.4: Plate Motions and Plate Intersections

Plate Tectonics

2.5: Plate Boundary Environments

Plate Tectonics

2.6: The Changing Geography of Your Community

Plate Tectonics

2.10: Earthquakes

Earthquake - Recording Station

2.11: Detecting Earthquake Waves

Earthquake - Determination of Epicenter
Earthquake - Recording Station

2.12: Earthquake Magnitude

Earthquake - Determination of Epicenter
Earthquake - Recording Station

3: Minerals, Rocks, and Structures

3.1: What Are Minerals?

Mineral Identification

3.2: Igneous Rocks and the Geologic History of Your Community

Rock Classification
Rock Cycle

3.3: Sedimentary Rocks and the Geologic History of Your Community

Rock Classification
Rock Cycle

3.4: Metamorphic Rocks and the Geologic History of Your Community

Rock Classification
Rock Cycle

4: Surface Processes

4.2: Slopes and Landscapes

Building Topographic Maps
Reading Topographic Maps

4.7: Soil and Land Use

Porosity

5: Oceans

5.1: The Causes of Ocean Circulation

Conduction and Convection

6: Severe Weather

6.1: What Conditions Create Thunderstorms?

Weather Maps

6.3: Tracking Thunderstorm Movement Through Radar

Weather Maps

6.7: Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

Hurricane Motion

7: Climate Change

7.5: How Do Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in the Atmosphere Affect Global Climate?

Greenhouse Effect

7.6: How Might Global Warming Affect Your Community?

Greenhouse Effect

Content correlation last revised: 5/21/2013