Topic: Earth System, Structure, and Processes
What are fossils and what can they tell us about Earth's past? Do all deserts around the world look alike? What are the impacts of erosion on Earth's surface? What is plate tectonics? Can we predict when an earthquake will occur? Why are some volcanoes on Hawaiʻi dormant while others are active? Explore these questions and more in this collection of Earth System Structure and Processes resources.
Resource Highlight
In this video adapted from Alaska Sea Grant, discover why multiple tsunamis resulted from the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964.
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- Biogeochemical Cycles (20 resources)
- Changes in the Earth (36)
- Earth Components (17)
- Earth's History (46)
- Energy in the Earth System (16)
- Internal Earth Processes (57)
- Natural Resources (69)
- The Rock Cycle (9)
- Surface Processes (91)
- Plate Tectonics
- Liquid Assets: Watershed
- Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!
- Earthquakes
- Seasons on Earth
- The Scientific Process
- As the Rotor Turns: Wind Power and You
- Alaska Native Ways of Knowing
- You’re As Cold As Ice!
- Your Own Backyard
- Fun with Fossils
- Volcanoes
- Recycling and Composting
- Natural Hazards
- Deep Time
- Careers in Science
- Stressed Out!
- Breaking it Down - Weathering and Erosion
- Exploring Environmental Change
- Performing Well Under Pressure
- The Effects of Global Warming in Alaska