Quartz: SiO2

Quartz: SiO2

Have you ever felt an earthquake? Have you read or heard about a volcano erupting? Have you heard or read about tsunami and mudslides? Earthquakes, erupting volcanoes, tsunami, and mudslides are all natural processes that occur daily on planet Earth. It is important that each citizen of our planet know about and understand how such processes operate at a basic level so that they can react in an educated manner when encountering such activity. It is our contention that if some of our citizens had known that large magnitude earthquakes can and often do produce tsunami then much death could have been avoided in the recent catastrophe affecting the Indian Ocean and surrounding regions. Hence, the goal or objective of this class is to insure that you have a basic understanding of the geology of our planet. Hopefully, you will never have to use that knowledge in a life threatening setting.

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