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Physical Geology (Sierra College Edition)

This text addresses the dynamic nature of earth's geologic processes. Earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, landslides, rocks, minerals, fossils, erosion, glaciation, deserts, shorelines, groundwater, and plate tectonics.

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Tác giả: Allison Jones
Nhà xuất bản: Sierra College
Nguồn: LibreTexts
Giấy phép: CC BY-NC-SA
Ngôn ngữ: EN
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01: Introduction to Geology
1.01: What Is Geology
1.02: Why Study Earth
1.03: What Do Geologists Do
1.04: We Study Earth Using the Scientific Method
1.05: Three Big Ideas- Geological Time Uniformitarianism and Plate Tectonics
1.06: Chapter 1 Summary and Key Term Check
02: The Origin of Earth and the Solar System
2.01: Starting with a Big Bang
2.02: Planet-Forming Materials Come from the Remnants of Exploded Stars
2.03: How to Build a Solar System
2.04: Earths First 2 Billion Years
2.05: Are There Other Earths
2.06: Chapter 2 Summary and Key Term Check
03: Earths Interior
3.01: Earths Layers- Crust Mantle and Core
3.02: Imaging Earths Interior
3.03: Earths Interior Heat
3.04: Earths Magnetic Field
3.05: Isostasy
3.06: Chapter 3 Summary and Key Term Check
04: Plate Tectonics
4.01: Alfred Wegeners Arguments for Plate Tectonics
4.02: Global Geological Models of the Early 20th Century
4.03: Geological Renaissance of the Mid-20th Century
4.04: Plates Plate Motions and Plate-Boundary Processes
4.05: Mechanisms for Plate Motion
4.06: Chapter 4 Summary and Key Term Check
05: Minerals
5.01: Atoms
5.02: Bonding and Lattices
5.03: Mineral Groups
5.04: Silicate Minerals
5.05: How Minerals Form
5.06: Mineral Properties
5.07: Chapter 5 Summary and Key Term Check
06: The Rock Cycle
6.01: What Is A Rock
6.02: The Rock Cycle
6.03: Chapter 6 Summary and Key Term Check
07: Igneous Rocks
7.01: Magma and How It Forms
7.02: Crystallization of Magma
7.03: Classification of Igneous Rocks
7.04: Intrusive Igneous Rocks
7.05: Chapter 7 Summary and Key Term Check
08: Volcanism
8.01: What Is A Volcano
8.02: Materials Produced by Volcanic Eruptions
8.03: Types of Volcanoes
8.04: Types of Volcanic Eruptions
8.05: Plate Tectonics and Volcanism
8.06: Volcanic Hazards
8.07: Monitoring Volcanoes and Predicting Eruptions
8.08: Volcanoes in Canada
8.09: Chapter 8 Summary and Key Term Check
09: Weathering Sediment and Soil
9.01: Physical Weathering
9.02: Chemical Weathering
9.03: Controls on Weathering Processes and Rates
9.04: Weathering and Erosion Produce Sediments
9.05: Weathering and Soil Formation
9.06: Soils of Canada
9.07: Weathering and Climate Change
9.08: Chapter 9 Summary and Key Term Check
10: Sedimentary Rocks
10.01: Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
10.02: Chemical and Biochemical Sedimentary Rocks
10.03: Organic Sedimentary Rocks
10.04: Depositional Environments and Sedimentary Basins
10.05: Sedimentary Structures and Fossils
10.06: Groups Formations and Members
10.07: Chapter 10 Summary and Key Term Check
11: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
11.01: Controls on Metamorphic Processes
11.02: Foliation and Rock Cleavage
11.03: Classification of Metamorphic Rocks
11.04: Types of Metamorphism and Where They Occur
11.05: Metamorphic Facies and Index Minerals
11.06: Metamorphic Hydrothermal Processes and Metasomatism
11.07: Chapter 11 Summary and Key Term Check
12: Measuring Geological Time
12.01: The Geological Timescale
12.02: Relative Dating Methods
12.03: Dating Rocks Using Fossils
12.04: Isotopic Dating Methods
12.05: Other Dating Methods
12.06: Understanding Geological Time
12.07: Chapter 12 Summary and Key Term Check
13: Earthquakes
13.01: What is an Earthquake
13.02: Seismic Waves and Measuring Earthquakes
13.03: Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
13.04: The Impacts of Earthquakes
13.05: Forecasting Earthquakes and Minimizing Impacts
13.06: Chapter 13 Summary and Key Term Check
14: Geological Structures and Mountain Building
14.01: Stress and Strain
14.02: Folds
14.03: Fractures Joints and Faults
14.04: Mountain Building
14.05: Measuring Geological Structures
14.06: Chapter 14 Summary and Key Term Check
15: Mass Wasting
15.01: Factors That Control Slope Stability
15.02: Classification of Mass Wasting
15.03: Preventing Delaying Monitoring and Mitigating Mass Wasting
15.04: Chapter 15 Summary and Key Term Check
16: Streams and Floods
16.01: Streams in the Hydrological Cycle
16.02: Channel Development and Drainage Basins
16.03: Stream Erosion and Deposition
16.04: Stream Types
16.05: Flooding
16.06: Chapter 16 Summary and Key Term Check
17: Groundwater
17.01: Groundwater and Aquifers
17.02: Groundwater Flow
17.03: Groundwater Extraction
17.04: Groundwater Quality
17.05: Chapter 17 Summary
18: Shorelines
18.01: Waves
18.02: Landforms and Coastal Erosion
18.03: Landforms and Coastal Deposition
18.04: Sea-Level Change
18.05: Human Interference with Shorelines
18.06: Chapter 18 Summary
19: Geology of the Oceans
19.01: The Topography of the Sea Floor
19.02: The Geology of the Oceanic Crust
19.03: Sea-Floor Sediments
19.04: Ocean Water
19.05: Chapter 19 Summary
20: Earth-System Change
20.01: What Is the Earth System
20.02: Causes of Climate Change
20.03: Methods for Studying Past Climate
20.04: Computer Models of the Earth System
20.05: Humans in the Earth System
20.06: Welcome to the Anthropocene
20.07: Chapter 20 Summary and Key Term Check
21: Glaciation
21.01: Types of Glaciers
21.02: Glacial Erosion
21.03: Glacial Deposits
21.04: Glaciations over Earths History
21.05: Chapter 21 Summary and Key Term Check
22: Geological Resources
22.01: What Are Geological Resources
22.02: Mining in the U.S. and California
22.03: Metallic Resources
22.04: Nonmetallic Mineral Deposits
22.05: Fossil Fuels
22.06: Nuclear Energy
22.07: Geothermal Energy
22.08: Chapter 22 Summary and Key Term Check