ATM 200 - Natural Disasters

Ch M17 – The Great Dyings

(Mass Extinctions)

Wed., 11 November 2015

Daily Announcements:

1) Exam #3 is Monday, Nov. 23. (Bring #2 pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser.)

2) Exam #3: Ch. 8, 12, 17, & M17 and lecture material (videos too!)

3) Complete the Geologic Timeline by Friday, Nov. 20.

4) You can visit your TA or me during our posted Office Hours to go over your

Exam #2 up until the date of Exam #3. If you did not mark your answers directly

on your exam paper, then you must come see me.

Song #1: “Stayin’ Alive” by Bee Gees

Song #2: “Countdown to Extinction” by Megadeth

Text Source Today: Chapter M17 (p. 10-16)

· Possible Causes of Mass Extinctions

· #1: End Ordovician Extinction Notes Template

· #2: Late Devonian Extinction PDF DOC

· #3: End Permian Extinction

Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :

1) Know the basics about the 10 possible causes of mass extinctions?

2) To cause a worldwide mass extinction, what must occur?

3) Mass Extinction Key Facts: End Ordovician, Late Devonian, End Permian

4) What did the first two of the “Big Five” mass extinctions have in common?

5) †Does doubling the size of a land mass allow for double the number of species?