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images SlideShow: Welcome to the Earth Sciences Department
webpage. Welcome to the Earth Sciences Department webpage. Alt
text provided via a link below. The slideshow consists of 17
images showing various geologic and atmospheric events and
features. Slide 0 : One of the most impressive geological
formations in the eastern United States, the Whaleback Anticline
near Shamokin, Pennsylvania, is a superb natural laboratory for
geologists and geology students studying the dynamic forces that
shaped the planet. Slide 1 : Most people wouldn't think to
vacation in eastern Nevada, but you can find air as cool as any
Las Vegas casino in the Caves sections of Cathedral Gorge State
Park. The Caves aren't true caves but rather narrow canyons
eroded from a Pliocene Epoch lake bed. Slide 2 : Wave: Welcome
to Oceanography Slide 3 : Big wave crashing, west coast
California, CA. Slide 4 : 40 wave in Hawaii Slide 5 : Welcome to
Geology, volcano and lightning. Slide