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An Introduction to Geology

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: Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, & Cam Mosher
Nhà xuất bản: Salt Lake Community College
Nguồn: LibreTexts
Giấy phép: CC BY-NC-SA
Ngôn ngữ: EN
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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: Plate Tectonics
2.01: Alfred Wegeners Continental Drift Hypothesis
2.02: Layers of the Earth
2.03: Convergent Boundaries
2.04: Divergent Boundaries
2.05: Transform Boudaries
2.06: The Wilson Cycle
2.07: Hotspots
03: Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes
3.01: Stress and Strain
3.02: Deformation
3.03: Geological Maps
3.04: Folds
3.05: Faults
3.06: Earthquake Essentials
3.07: Measuring Earthquakes
3.08: Earthquake Risk
3.09: Case Studies
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 Processes and Volcanoes
5.01: Classification of Igneous Rocks
5.02: Bowens Reaction Series
5.03: Magma Generation
5.04: Partial Melting and Crystallization
5.05: Volcanism
06: Metamorphic Rocks
6.01: Prelude to Metamorphic Rocks
6.02: Metamorphic Processes
6.03: Metamorphic Textures
6.04: Metamorphic Grade
6.05: Metamorphic Environments
07: Weathering Erosion and Sedimentary Rocks
7.01: The Unique Properties of Water
7.02: Weathering and Erosion
7.03: Sedimentary Rocks
7.04: Sedimentary Structures
7.05: Depositional Environments
7.S: Weathering Erosion and Sedimentary Rocks (Summary)
08: Mass Wasting
8.01: Slope Strength
8.02: Mass-Wasting Triggers and Mitigation
8.03: Landslide Classification and Identification
8.04: Examples of Landslides
09: Water
9.01: Prelude to Water
9.02: Properties of Water
9.03: Water Cycle
9.04: Water Basin and Budgets
9.05: Water Use and Distribution
9.06: Water Law
9.07: Surface Water
9.08: Groundwater
9.09: Water Contamination
9.10: Karst
10: Glaciers
10.01: Prelude to Galciers
10.02: Types of Glaciers
10.03: Glacier Formation and Movement
10.04: Glacial Budget
10.05: Glacial Landforms
10.06: Ice Age Glaciations
11: Global Climate Change
11.01: Global Climate Change
11.02: Earths Temperature
11.03: Evidence of Recent Climate Change
11.04: Prehistoric Climate Change
11.05: Anthropogenic Causes of Climate Change
12: Coastlines
12.01: Waves and Wave Processes
12.02: Shoreline Features
12.03: Current and Tides
13: Deserts
13.01: Prelude to Deserts
13.02: The Origin of Deserts
13.03: Desert Weathering and Erosion
13.04: Desert Landforms
13.05: The Great Basin and the Basin and Range
14: Geologic Time
14.01: Relative Dating
14.02: Absolute Dating
14.03: Fossils and Evolution
14.04: Correlation
15: Earth History
15.01: Origin of the Universe
15.02: Origin of the Solar SystemThe Nebular Hypothesis
15.03: Hadean Eon
15.04: Archean Eon
15.05: Proterozoic Eon
15.06: Paleozoic
15.07: Mesozoic
15.08: Cenozoic
16: Energy and Mineral Resources
16.01: Prelude to Energy and Mineral Resources
16.02: Mining
16.03: Fossil Fuels
16.04: Mineral Resources
16.S: Summary