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GEOS: A Physical Geology Lab Manual for California Community Colleges
Within this manual we have worked to curate the most current content, websites, data, and resources available for introductory geology community college students. The twenty (20) distinct chapters provide flexibility and allow selection based on need.
- Tác giả
- Chloe Branciforte & Emily Haddad
- Nhà xuất bản
- Ventura College & East Los Angeles College
- Nguồn
- LibreTexts
- Giấy phép
- CC BY-SA
- Ngôn ngữ
- EN
- Danh mục
- Khoa học cơ bản
Mục lục· 130 mục
- 01: An Introduction to Science and the Geosciences
- 1.01: Front Matter
- 1.02: Activity 1A - Thinking Like a Geoscientist
- 1.03: Activity 1B - Connections Between the Reservoirs
- 1.04: Activity 1C - Earth Cycles
- 1.05: Activity 1D - Making Geological Observations
- 1.06: Activity 1E - Measurements in Geology
- 1.07: Activity 1F - Taking Measurements
- 1.08: Activity 1G - Measuring Angles
- 1.09: Activity 1H - Rates of Change
- 02: Imagery and Maps in the Geosciences
- 2.01: Front Matter
- 2.02: Activity 2A - Drawing Contour Lines
- 2.03: Activity 2B- Topographic Map of Death Valley National Park
- 2.04: Activity 2C- Reading a Topographic Map of Yosemite Valley
- 2.05: Activity 2D- Latitude and Longitude
- 2.06: Activity 2E- Latitude and Longitude on Topographic Maps
- 2.07: Activity 2F- Constructing a Topographic Profile
- 2.08: Activity 2G- How to Use Google Earth
- 03: Minerals and Mineral Identification
- 3.01: Front Matter - Minerals and Mineral Identification
- 3.02: Activity 3A- Assessing Hardness Values of Minerals
- 3.03: Activity 3B - Assessing Crystal Shape Form
- 3.04: Activity 3C - Assessing Breakage
- 3.05: Activity 3D- Mineral Identification Chart
- 3.06: Mineral Appendix- Common Minerals and their Properties
- 04: The Internal Earth
- 4.01: Front Matter
- 4.02: Activity 4A - The Structure of Internal Earth
- 05: Plate Tectonics
- 5.01: Front Matter
- 5.02: Activity 5A- Plate Motion and Evidence
- 5.03: Activity 5B- Hot Spots
- 5.04: Activity 5C- Plate Densities
- 5.05: Activity 5D- Concept Sketches and Plate Boundaries
- 5.06: Activity 5E - Plate Boundaries
- 06: Earthquakes
- 6.01: Front Matter
- 6.02: Activity 6A- Locating an Epicenter
- 6.03: Activity 6B - Liquefaction
- 6.04: Activity 6C- Earthquakes and Faults in California
- 6.05: Activity 6D - Earthquakes and the Bay Area
- 6.06: Appendix - Earthquakes in California Resources
- 07: Igneous Rocks and Processes
- 7.01: Front Matter
- 7.02: Activity 7A - The Mafic Color Index (MCI)
- 7.03: Activity 7B - Determining Igneous Textures
- 7.04: Activity 7C - Determining Igneous Rock Compositions
- 7.05: Activity 7D - Determining Textures and Compositions from Samples
- 7.06: Activity 7E- Identifying Igneous Rocks
- 7.07: Activity 7F - Igneous Rocks in Yosemite National Park
- 08: Volcanoes and Volcanic Activity
- 8.01: Front Matter
- 8.02: Activity 8A - Concept Sketches and Volcanoes
- 8.03: Activity 8B - Magma Generation and Plate Tectonics
- 8.04: Activity 8C - Association of Magma Type with Tectonic Setting
- 8.05: Activity 8D - Magma Viscosity
- 8.06: Activity 8E - Volcanic Landforms
- 8.07: Activity 8F- Volcanic Hazards
- 8.08: Activity 8G- Volcanic Materials
- 09: Surface Water Processes
- 9.01: Front Matter
- 9.02: Activity 9A- Recurrence Intervals and the Russian River
- 9.03: Activity 9B- Surface Water on Mars
- 9.04: Activity 9C- Surface Water on Earth
- 9.05: Activity 9D- The Great Flood of California (1862)
- 10: Landslides and Mass Wasting
- 10.01: Front Matter
- 10.02: Activity 10A - Concept Sketches and Mass Wasting
- 10.03: Activity 10B - Can a House Contribute to Slope Failure
- 10.04: Activity 10C - Mass Wasting in California
- 11: Sedimentary Rocks and Processes
- 11.01: Front Matter
- 11.02: Activity 11A- Concept Sketches and Sedimentary Processes
- 11.03: Activity 11B- Identifying Sedimentary Rocks
- 11.04: Activity 11C- Identifying Depositional Environments
- 12: Groundwater Processes
- 12.01: Front Matter
- 12.02: Activity 12A - Groundwater Flow
- 12.03: Activity 12B - Caves and Karst in California
- 12.04: Activity 12C - Karst Topography and Topographic Maps
- 13: Metamorphic Rocks and Processes
- 13.01: Front Matter
- 13.02: Activity 13A- Identifying Metamorphic Textures
- 13.03: Activity 13B- Interpreting Metamorphic Index Minerals
- 13.04: Activity 13C- Determining Metamorphic Environments
- 13.05: Activity 13D- Exploring Metamorphic Environments in Google Earth
- 13.06: Activity 13E- Metamorphic Rock Identification
- 13.07: Activity 13F- Google Virtual Field Trip- Serpentinite and Blueschist
- 14: Geologic Time
- 14.01: Front Matter
- 14.02: Activity 14A - Relative Dating and Geologic History Diagrams
- 14.03: Activity 14B - Relative Dating of Rocks
- 14.04: Activity 14C - T-charts Decay Curves and Half-lives
- 14.05: Activity 14D - Applying Numeric Dating
- 14.06: Activity 14E - Assembling Geologic Time
- 15: Geological Structures
- 15.01: Front Matter
- 15.02: Activity 15A - Reading and Interpreting geologic Map Symbology
- 15.03: Activity 15B - Reading and Interpreting Block Diagrams
- 15.04: Activity 15C - Geologic Structure Identification
- 15.05: Activity 15D- Google Earth and Structures
- 16: Geological Maps and Cross-sections
- 16.01: Front Matter
- 16.02: Activity 16A - Navigating the Azimuth and Quadrant Systems
- 16.03: Activity 16B- Strike and Dip
- 16.04: Activity 16C- Geologic Map of California
- 16.05: Activity 16D- Murky Mists Mountain Geologic Map and Cross-section
- 16.06: Activity 16E- Delightful Dells Geological Paradise Geologic Map
- 16.07: Activity 16F- Four-River Ridge Geologic Map
- 16.08: Activity 16G- Geologic Map of Yosemite Valley
- 17: Coastal Processes and Landforms
- 17.01: Front Matter
- 17.02: Activity 17A- Identifying Coastal Landforms
- 18: Desert Processes and Landforms
- 18.01: Front Matter
- 18.02: Activity 18A- Identifying Desert Landforms
- 18.03: Activity 18B- Identifying Sand Dunes
- 18.04: Activity 18C- Identifying Desert Categories
- 19: Glacial Processes and Landforms
- 19.01: Front Matter
- 19.02: Activity 19A- Yosemite National Park and Glacial Landforms
- 19.03: Activity 19B- Identifying Continental Glacier Landforms
- 20: Climate Change
- 20.01: Front Matter
- 20.02: Activity 20A- Concept Sketches and Climate Change
- 20.03: Activity 20B- Drought and Wildfires in California
- 20.04: Activity 20C- Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
- 20.05: Activity 20D- Cryosphere and Climate Change Ice Cores
- 20.06: Activity 20E - Cryosphere and Climate Change Sea Ice