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An Introduction to Geology (Johnson, Affolter, Inkenbrandt, and Mosher)

This text is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to Geology at no or very nominal cost. It contains both written and graphic text material, intra-text links to other internal material which may aid in understanding topics and concepts, intra-text links to the appendices and glossary for tables and definitions of words, and extra-text links to videos and web material that clarifies and augments topics and concepts.

Geosciences

Tác giả: Yoshie Hagiwara
Nhà xuất bản: California State University Los Angeles
Nguồn: LibreTexts
Giấy phép: CC BY-NC-SA
Ngôn ngữ: EN
Danh mục: Marketing

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01: Understanding Science
1.01: What is Science
1.02: The Scientific Method
1.03: Early Scientific Thought
1.04: Foundations of Modern Geology
1.05: The Study of Geology
1.06: Science Denial and Evaluating Sources
02: Global Climate Change
2.01: Global Climate Change
2.02: Earths Temperature
2.03: Evidence of Recent Climate Change
2.04: Prehistoric Climate Change
2.05: Anthropogenic Causes of Climate Change
03: Plate Tectonics
3.01: Alfred Wegeners Continental Drift Hypothesis
3.02: Layers of the Earth
3.03: Convergent Boundaries
3.04: Divergent Boundaries
3.05: Transform Boudaries
3.06: The Wilson Cycle
3.07: Hotspots
04: Minerals
4.01: Prelude to Minerals
4.02: Chemistry of Minerals
4.03: Formation of Minerals
4.04: Silicate Minerals
4.05: Non-Silicate Minerals
4.06: Identifying Minerals
4.S: Summary
05: Igneous rocks
5.01: Classification of Igneous Rocks
5.02: Bowens Reaction Series
5.03: Magma Generation
5.04: Partial Melting and Crystallization
5.5: Volcanism
06: Weathering Erosion and Sedimentary Rocks
6.01: The Unique Properties of Water
6.02: Weathering and Erosion
6.03: Sedimentary Rocks
6.04: Sedimentary Structures
6.05: Depositional Environments
6.S: Weathering Erosion and Sedimentary Rocks (Summary)
07: Metamorphic Rocks
7.01: Prelude to Metamorphic Rocks
7.02: Metamorphic Processes
7.03: Metamorphic Textures
7.04: Metamorphic Grade
7.05: Metamorphic Environments
08: Crustal Deformation (Geological Structure)
8.01: Stress and Strain
8.02: Deformation
8.03: Geological Maps
8.04: Folds
8.05: Faults
8.6: Earthquake Essentials
8.7: Measuring Earthquakes
8.8: Earthquake Risk
8.9: Case Studies
09: Geologic Time
09.02: Relative Dating
09.03: Absolute Dating
09.04: Fossils and Evolution
09.05: Correlation
10.0: Earth History
10.01 : Origin of the Universe
10.02: Origin of the Solar SystemThe Nebular Hypothesis
10.03: Hadean Eon
10.04: Archean Eon
10.05: Proterozoic Eon
10.06: Paleozoic
10.07: Mesozoic
10.08: Cenozoic
11.0: Mass Wasting
11.01: Slope Strength
11.02: Mass-Wasting Triggers and Mitigation
11.03: Landslide Classification and Identification
11.04: Examples of Landslides
14: Water
14.01: Prelude to Water
14.02: Properties of Water
14.03: Water Cycle
14.04: Water Basin and Budgets
14.05: Water Use and Distribution
14.06: Water Law
14.07: Surface Water
14.08: Groundwater
14.09: Water Contamination
14.10: Karst
15: Coastlines
15.01: Waves and Wave Processes
15.02: Shoreline Features
15.03: Current and Tides
16: Deserts
16.01: Prelude to Deserts
16.02: The Origin of Deserts
16.03: Desert Weathering and Erosion
16.04: Desert Landforms
16.05: The Great Basin and the Basin and Range
17: Glaciers
17.01: Prelude to Galciers
17.02: Types of Glaciers
17.03: Glacier Formation and Movement
17.04: Glacial Budget
17.05: Glacial Landforms
17.06: Ice Age Glaciations
18: Energy and Mineral Resources
18.01: Prelude to Energy and Mineral Resources
18.02: Mining
18.03: Fossil Fuels
18.04: Mineral Resources
18.S: Summary