Continental and oceanic heat flow

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Andrew Goodwillie, Kim Kastens, Linda Sohl, Jaime Toro, Amy Cline, Shelley Olds, Rob Graziono, Sarah Titus, Erin Heffron, Chuck Anderson, Jim Washburn, Steve Reynolds, Ron Schott, and Charlie Onasch
Topic: geophysics and marine oceanography
Course Type: upper level

Description

Students examine heat flow data for oceanic and continental lithosphere

Goals

Students will understand that:
There are two energy sources for life on Earth, the sun and the interior of the Earth.
There is a heat source in the earth and there are differences with highest heat flow at ridge crests.

Assessment

Students create a description for various regions around the world.

References

Data sets from GeoMapApp