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Fundamentals of Geology

When you ask the question “What is geology?” most people will initially respond that it is the study of rocks. This is true, but geology is also so much more than that. The truth is that geology is an intricate part of your everyday life.

Geology Geosciences

Tác giả: Kimberly Schulte
Nhà xuất bản: Columbia Basin College
Nguồn: LibreTexts
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01: Science of Geology
1.01: Why It Matters
1.02: What is Geology
1.03: The Science of Geology
1.04: Scientific Processes in Geology
1.05: The Nature of Science
1.06: Putting it Together
02: Rock Forming Minerals
2.01: Why It Matters
2.02: Identifying Minerals
2.03: Mineral Identification
2.04: Mineral Basics
2.05: Mineral Chemistry
2.06: Classes of Minerals
2.07: Most Common Elements
2.08: Abundance of Elements in Earth's Crust
2.09: Putting It Together
03: Rocks and the Rock Cycle
3.01: Why It Matters
3.02: The Rock Cycle
3.03: The Rock Cycle
3.04: Identification and Classication
3.05: Types of Rocks
3.06: Igneous Rocks
3.07: Sedimentary Rocks
3.08: Metamorphic Rocks
3.09: Putting It Together
04: Soil
4.01: Why It Matters
4.02: Weathering and Erosion
4.03: Weathering
4.04: Soil Formation
4.05: Characteristics of Soil
4.06: Soil Profiles and Types
4.07: Soil Types
4.08: Putting It Together
05: Plate Tectonics
5.01: Why It Matters
5.02: Geological Development
5.03: Basics of Plate Tectonics
5.04: Continental Drift
5.05: Continental Drift
5.06: Theory of Plate Tectonics
5.07: Theory of Plate Tectonics
5.08: Plate Tectonics
5.09: Effects of Plate Tectonics
5.10: The Ring of Fire
5.11: Intraplate Deformation
5.12: Folds
5.13: Climates and Tectonics
5.14: Hot Spots
5.15: Intraplate Activity
5.16: Hot Spots
5.17: Putting It Together
06: Earth's Interior
6.01: Why It Matters
6.02: The Geosphere
6.03: Inside the Earth
6.04: Inside the Earth
6.05: Beyond Simple Layers
6.06: The Interior of the Earth
6.07: Putting It Together
07: Crustal Deformation
7.01: Why It Matters
7.02: Stress and Strain
7.03: Stress in Earth's Crust
7.04: Forces of Plate and Fault Motion
7.05: Stress and Strain
7.06: Common Folds and Faults
7.07: Geologic Structures
7.08: Putting It Together
08: Earthquakes
8.01: Why It Matters
8.02: P S and Surface Waves
8.03: Seismic Waves
8.04: Causes and Hazards
8.05: The Nature of Earthquakes
8.06: Earthquakes
8.07: Magnitude and Intensity
8.08: Earthquake Intensity
8.09: Magnitude vs. Intensity
8.10: Predicting Seismic Activity
8.11: Earthquake Prediction
8.12: Seismicity and Earthquake Prediction
8.13: Deciphering Geologic Materials
8.14: Earth's Interior
8.15: Putting It Together
09: Volcanic Activity
9.01: Why It Matters
9.02: Products of Volcanic Activity
9.03: Volcanic Eruptions
9.04: Volcano Types
9.05: Types of Volcanoes
9.06: Basics-Volcanoes
9.07: Volcanic Hazards
9.08: Volcanoes
9.09: Types of Volcano Hazards
9.10: Putting It Together
10: Mass Movement
10.01: Why It Matters
10.02: Classifying Mass Movements
10.03: Erosion and Deposition by Gravity
10.04: Driving and Resisting Forces
10.05: Landslide Types and Processes
10.06: Putting It Together
11: Hydrology
11.01: Why It Matters
11.02: Water Cycle
11.03: The Water Cycle
11.04: Streams
11.05: Water Erosion and Deposition
11.06: Streams
11.07: Groundwater
11.08: Groundwater
11.09: Back to Basics on Groundwater
11.10: Aquifers
11.11: Wells
11.12: Aquifers
11.13: Karst Topography Geysers and Springs
11.14: Karst Topography
11.15: Geysers Fumaroles and Hot Springs
11.16: Springs
11.17: Putting It Together
12: Geological Implications
12.01: Why It Matters
12.02: Geological Formation
12.03: Ore Genesis
12.04: Petroleum
12.05: Natural Gas
12.06: Coal
12.07: Extraction Methods
12.08: Mining and Mineral Use
12.09: Mining
12.10: Open-Pit Mining
12.11: Geologic Materials as Energy Sources
12.12: Earth's Energy
12.13: Use and Conservation of Resources
12.14: Putting It Together