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PHY SCI 101: General Course Physical Science

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PHY SCI 101: General Course Physical Science

This in-house, live textbook for "PHY SCI 101: General Course Physical Science" initially comprises chapter readings selected from two LibreTexts textbooks (OpenGeology, Introduction to Ocean Sciences), chapter investigation activities with a local focus on Chicago and Illinois, and chapter general questions at the level of the course's traditional exit exam. (Title page image: "Gypsum Flowers" by James St. John.)

Geosciences
Tác giả
Likwan Cheng
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City Colleges of Chicago
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LibreTexts
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CC BY-NC-SA
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EN
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Mục lục· 129 mục
  1. 01: Minerals
  2. 1.01: Reading
  3. 1.1.01: What Are Minerals
  4. 1.1.02: Chemistry of Minerals
  5. 1.1.03: Formation of Minerals
  6. 1.1.04: Silicate Minerals
  7. 1.1.05: Non-Silicate Minerals
  8. 1.1.06: Identifying Minerals
  9. 1.02: Investigation - Comparing Calcite Halite Gypsum
  10. 1.03: Questions
  11. 02: Plate Tectonics
  12. 2.01: Reading
  13. 2.1.01: Alfred Wegeners Continental Drift Hypothesis
  14. 2.1.02: Layers of the Earth
  15. 2.1.03: Convergent Boundaries
  16. 2.1.04: Divergent Boundaries
  17. 2.1.05: Transform Boudaries
  18. 2.1.06: Hotspots
  19. 2.02: Investigation - Continental Drift and the Illinois Coal Basin
  20. 2.03: Questions
  21. 03: Igneous Processes and Volcanoes
  22. 3.01: Reading
  23. 3.1.01: Classification of Igneous Rocks
  24. 3.1.02: Bowens Reaction Series
  25. 3.1.03: Magma Generation
  26. 3.1.04: Partial Melting and Crystallization
  27. 3.1.05: Volcanism
  28. 3.02: Investigation - Comparing Granite and Basalt
  29. 3.03: Questions
  30. 04: Weathering Erosion and Sedimentary Rocks
  31. 4.01: Reading
  32. 4.1.01: Weathering and Erosion
  33. 4.1.02: Sedimentary Rocks
  34. 4.1.03: Sedimentary Structures
  35. 4.02: Investigation - Chemical Weathering of Feldspar at Atomic Scale
  36. 4.03: Questions
  37. 05: Metamorphic Rocks
  38. 5.01: Reading
  39. 5.1.01: Prelude to Metamorphic Rocks
  40. 5.1.02: Metamorphic Processes
  41. 5.1.03: Metamorphic Textures
  42. 5.1.04: Metamorphic Grade
  43. 5.1.05: Metamorphic Environments
  44. 5.02: Investigation - Comparing Marble and Quartzite
  45. 5.03: Questions
  46. 06: Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes
  47. 6.01: Reading
  48. 6.1.01: Stress and Strain
  49. 6.1.02: Deformation
  50. 6.1.03: Folds
  51. 6.1.04: Faults
  52. 6.1.05: Earthquake Essentials
  53. 6.1.06: Measuring Earthquakes
  54. 6.02: Investigation - Locating Earthquake
  55. 6.03: Questions
  56. 07: Rivers and Groundwater
  57. 7.01: Reading
  58. 7.1.01: Properties of Water
  59. 7.1.02: Water Cycle
  60. 7.1.03: Water Basin and Budgets
  61. 7.1.04: Water Use and Distribution
  62. 7.1.05: Surface Water
  63. 7.1.06: Groundwater
  64. 7.1.07: Water Contamination
  65. 7.1.08: Karst
  66. 7.02: Investigation - Longitudinal Profile of Illinois River
  67. 7.03: Questions
  68. 08: Glaciers
  69. 8.01: Reading
  70. 8.1.01: Types of Glaciers
  71. 8.1.02: Glacier Formation and Movement
  72. 8.1.03: Glacial Budget
  73. 8.1.04: Glacial Landforms
  74. 8.1.05: Ice Age Glaciations
  75. 8.02: Investigation - Lake Border Moraines Chicago
  76. 8.03: Questions
  77. 09: Geologic Time
  78. 9.01: Reading
  79. 9.1.01: Relative Dating
  80. 9.1.02: Absolute Dating
  81. 9.1.03: Fossils and Evolution
  82. 9.1.04: Correlation
  83. 9.02: Investigation - Wisconsin Speleothem and Paleoclimate Warming
  84. 9.03: Questions
  85. 10: Ocean Sediments
  86. 10.01: Reading
  87. 10.1.01: The Ocean's and Earth's Environment
  88. 10.1.02: Sediments and Biogeochemical Cycles
  89. 10.1.03: Classification of Sediments
  90. 10.1.04: Lithogenous Sediments
  91. 10.1.05: Biogenous Sediments
  92. 10.1.06: Hydrogenous Sediments
  93. 10.02: Investigation - Cambrian Explosion and the Biogenous Rocks of Illinois
  94. 10.03: Questions
  95. 11: Ocean Circulation
  96. 11.01: Reading
  97. 11.1.01: Energy Sources
  98. 11.1.02: Wind-Driven Currents
  99. 11.1.03: Ekman Motion
  100. 11.1.04: Geostrophic Currents
  101. 11.1.05: Open-Ocean Surface Currents
  102. 11.1.06: Upwelling and Downwelling
  103. 11.1.07: Thermohaline Circulation
  104. 11.1.08: Ocean Circulation and Climate
  105. 11.02: Investigation - The Gulf Stream
  106. 11.03: Questions
  107. 12: Atmospheric Heating and Moisture
  108. 12.01: Reading
  109. 12.1.01: The Atmosphere
  110. 12.1.02: Earths Temperature
  111. 12.1.03: Water Vapor in the Atmosphere
  112. 12.1.04: Water and Heat Budgets
  113. 12.1.05: Climate and Ocean Surface Water Properties
  114. 12.02: Investigation - Relative Humidity and Condensation
  115. 12.03: Questions
  116. 13: Atmospheric Circulation and Weather
  117. 13.01: Reading
  118. 13.1.01: Climatic Winds
  119. 13.1.02: Local Weather Effects
  120. 13.1.03: Weather Systems
  121. 13.02: Investigation - Mid-Latitude Cyclone
  122. 13.03: Questions
  123. 14: Climates and Climate Change
  124. 14.01: Reading
  125. 14.1.01: Global Climate Zones
  126. 14.1.02: Evidence of Recent Climate Change
  127. 14.1.03: Anthropogenic Causes of Climate Change
  128. 14.02: Investigation - IPCC AR6 the Physical Science Basis of Climate Change
  129. 14.03: Questions