Herstory
Conducted groundbreaking research on chimpanzee behavior, proving they use tools and have complex emotions. she transformed our understanding of primates and conservation efforts worldwide
Who is Jane Goodall
What are Coccolithophores
this campus building constuction project required blasting at 3:00 pm weekly to remove bedrock that was initially thought to be saprolite
What is the River Street Parking Deck
This sedimentary structure, common in sandstones, refers to the lateral variation in the size and sorting of grains, typically formed by fluvial or deltaic processes.
What is cross-bedding
In 1912, Alfred Wegner proposed this idea, which was initially laughed at, but later became the foundation for modern plate tectonics
What is Seafloor Spreading
She proved the existence of the Earth's inner core using seismology, revolutionizing the understanding of our planetary structure
Who is Inge Lehmann
The boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle, named after a Croatian scientist, marks a change in seismic wave velocity
What is the Mohorovičić discontinuity
In 2018, the university lost nearly two million dollars to scammers posing as this type of company
What is a construction company
refers to regions or environments that are bordering glacial areas and are influenced by permafrost or seasonal freezing and thawing conditions, but not necessarily covered by glaciers
What is periglacial
In the 17th century, Copernicus upset the catholic church with this idea about the solar system's structure
What is the Heliocentric model
Wrote Silent Spring, exposing the dangers of pesticides like DDT. She Inspired the modern environmental movement, leading to the formation of the EPA
Who is Rachel Carson
This term refers to the type of deposit formed when a turbidity current loses its energy, allowing particles to settle in a graded fashion.
What is a Turbidite or Bouma Sequence
Our previous chancellor, she who will not be named, enraged students with the removal of this sacred campus location.
What are the free expression tunnels
The use of plants to remove, break down, or contain pollutants in the environment, such as in the cleanup of heavy metals or oil spills
what is Phytoremediation
This theory, proposed in the 1970s, blamed these features for the Permian-Triassic extinction event
What are the Siberian Traps
Her work helped confirm the theory of plate tectonics and seafloor spreading, despite initial skepticism from male colleagues
Who is Marie Tharp
This lowest grade of coal has the lowest carbon content and high moisture content, and is mainly used for heating and electricity generation in areas where cheaper fuel is needed
What is Lignite
This proposition was designed to combat flooding of campus infrastructure and will likely never be completed
What is daylighting Boone Creek
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
a geomorphological formation that rises abruptly from the surrounding landscape due to erosion. Pilot Mountain is an example of this feature
What is a Monadnock
This controversial theory, proposed in the 1980s, suggested that climatic shifts in Earth’s history were caused by the interaction of Earth’s orbital variations.
What are Milankovitch Cycles
A leading expert in petrography (rock classification using microscopes) and the first female geologist hired by the U.S. Geological Survey
Who is Florence Bascom
This rare, deep-mantle mineral, a high-pressure polymorph of olivine, is believed to make up a significant portion of the Earth's lower mantle.
What is Ringwoodite
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
In 2015, this controversial speaker and climate change skeptic was invited to speak at the University Bookstore
Who is Dr. Fred Singer
this term refers to an exceptionally well-preserved paleontological specimen formed by rapid burial usually hypoxic conditions
what is Lagerstätten
J. H. Bretz suggested this cataclysmic event caused the erosional formation of the channeled scablands in the Western United States. This idea subverted the dominant gradualistic hypothesis of the feature's formation.
What is glacial lake outburst flooding