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Planet Earth...and You!

Earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, ice ages, landslides, floods, life evolution, plate motions—all of these phenomena have interacted over the vast expanses of deep time to sculpt the dynamic planet that we live on today. Planet Earth presents an overview of several aspects of our home, from a geological perspective. We begin with earthquakes—what they are, what causes them, what effects they have, and what we can do about them. We will emphasize that plate tectonics—the grand unifying theory of geology—explains how the map of our planet's surface has changed radically over geologic time, and why present-day geologic activity—including a variety of devastating natural disasters such as earthquakes—occur where they do. We consider volcanoes, types of eruptions, and typical rocks found there. Finally, we will delve into the processes that produce the energy and mineral resources that modern society depends on, to help understand the context of the environment and sustainability challenges that we will face in the future.

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Rating 4.5★ based on 17 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of study, 6-8 hours/week
Starts Jul 3 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Instructors Dr. Stephen Marshak, Dr. Eileen Herrstrom
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Language English
Subjects Engineering Social Sciences Science
Tags Physical Science And Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability

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Rating 4.5★ based on 17 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of study, 6-8 hours/week
Starts Jul 3 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Instructors Dr. Stephen Marshak, Dr. Eileen Herrstrom
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Engineering Social Sciences Science
Tags Physical Science And Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability

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