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Continental and oceanic heat flow
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 OnaschTopic: 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