Idaho State University: Environmental Geology: Volcanoes

Explore the General Introduction to Environmental Geology, Environmental Ethics, The Environmental Crisis, and Fundamental Concepts of the Environmental Sciences in this class resource. Lesson plans and activities are offered to help...

Help students to understand the Geologic Cycle, Hydrologic Cycle, Physical Properties of Rocks and Surficial Processes with this learning module. Find lessons covering each topic.

Recognize what physical characteristics create rivers on Earth's surface. Identify where floods occur and what makes them happen.

Study earthquakes from the earth's faults to the measurement system used in researching the shakers. Investigate what the primary and secondary effects are.

Identify things which can damage the earth's life and makeup. Examine elements like lead and radon.

This environmental geology resource identifies the significance of our land's surface water. Review the sources of water and how they are processed and used.

Understand the vulnerability to polltuion the supply of drinking water in the United States has. Know what aquifers are and how groundwater is moved. Identify Darcy's Law and know how to apply it.

Slope failure is the downslope movement of rock debris and soil in response to gravitational stresses. Three major types of mass wasting are classified by the type of downslope movement. The types of movement, falls, slides, and flows...

An extensive report on the creation of our ecological footprint on the earth and how it impacts the global processes and natural resources.

Explore water pollution in surface water and groundwater and investigate the treatments for both. Also, check out what happens when salt water infiltrates the fresh water sources.