The Hydrosphere

...lectures and other classroom information

Mike Strickler: Grants Pass High School

 


 

Orientation

Introduction to the Hydrosphere

Water and Magic

Water and Life

Origins of Water and the Water Cycle

Water and the Atmosphere: Weather and Climate

Introduction

Gasses of the Atmosphere

Air Pressure

Solar Energy and the Atmosphere

It's the water! a general review

Vaporization and Condensation: a Change of Phase

The Global Transfer of Thermal Energy

Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere : a separate summary

Vertical Air Movements

Orographic Lifting

Air Masses and Fronts

The Local Climate Situation

Severe Storms

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Weathering and Erosion

Introduction

Weathering

Mechanical

Biological

Chemical

Decomposed Granite

Erosion

Falls, Slides, and Flows

Complex Movements

Creep

Streamflow, Energy, and the Transportation of Sediments

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Introduction

Streams and energy

Sediment load

Sediment load: an evolving balance

Floods and floodplains

The 3 stages of stream development

Linkage with groundwater

Groundwater

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Introduction to Groundwater

Linkage to surface water

Origin of Groundwater

Occurrence and movement of groundwater

Porosity and Permeability

Lab: Porosity and Permeability

Water wells

Groundwater Contamination and Pollution

Geological Role of Groundwater

Glaciers

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Oceanography