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Physical Geology
Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciation, groundwater, streams, coasts, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada, especially British Columbia, and also includes a chapter devoted to the geological history of western Canada.
- Tác giả
- Steven Earle
- Nhà xuất bản
- Vancover Island University
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- CC BY
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- EN
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Mục lục· 150 mục
- 01: Introduction to Geology
- 1.01: What is Geology
- 1.02: Why Study Earth
- 1.03: What Do Geologists Do
- 1.04: Minerals and Rocks
- 1.05: Fundamentals of Plate Tectonics
- 1.06: Geological Time
- 1.07: Summary
- 02: Minerals
- 2.01: Electrons Protons Neutrons and Atoms
- 2.02: Bonding and Lattices
- 2.03: Mineral Groups
- 2.04: Silicate Minerals
- 2.05: Formation of Minerals
- 2.06: Mineral Properties
- 2.07: Summary
- 03: Intrusive Igneous Rocks
- 3.01: The Rock Cycle
- 3.02: Magma and Magma Formation
- 3.03: Crystallization of Magma
- 3.04: Classification of Igneous Rock
- 3.05: Intrusive Igneous Bodies
- 3.06: Summary
- 04: Volcanism
- 4.01: Plate Tectonics and Volcanism
- 4.02: Magma Composition and Eruption Style
- 4.03: Types of Volcanoes
- 4.04: Volcanic Hazards
- 4.05: Monitoring Volcanoes and Predicting Eruptions
- 4.06: Volcanoes in British Columbia
- 4.07: Summary
- 05: Weathering and Soil
- 5.01: Mechanical Weathering
- 5.02: Chemical Weathering
- 5.03: The Products of Weathering and Erosion
- 5.04: Weathering and the Formation of Soil
- 5.05: The Soils of Canada
- 5.06: Weathering and Climate Change
- 5.07: Summary
- 06: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
- 6.01: Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
- 6.02: Chemical Sedimentary Rocks
- 6.03: Depositional Environments and Sedimentary Basins
- 6.04: Sedimentary Structures and Fossils
- 6.05: Groups Formations and Members
- 6.06: Summary
- 07: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
- 7.01: Controls Over Metamorphic Processes
- 7.02: Classification of Metamorphic Rocks
- 7.03: Plate Tectonics and Metamorphism
- 7.04: Regional Metamorphism
- 7.05: Contact Metamorphism and Hydrothermal Processes
- 7.06: Summary
- 7.07: Review of Minerals and Rocks
- 08: Measuring Geological Time
- 8.01: The Geological Time Scale
- 8.02: Relative Dating Methods
- 8.03: Dating Rocks Using Fossils
- 8.04: Isotopic Dating Methods
- 8.05: Other Dating Methods
- 8.06: Understanding Geological Time
- 8.07: Summary
- 09: Earths Interior
- 9.01: Understanding Earth Through Seismology
- 9.02: The Temperature of Earths Interior
- 9.03: Earths Magnetic Field
- 9.04: Isostasy
- 9.05: Summary
- 10: Plate Tectonics
- 10.01: Alfred Wegener- The Father of Plate Tectonics
- 10.02: Global Geological Models of the Early 20th Century
- 10.03: Geological Renaissance of the Mid-20th Century
- 10.04: Plate Plate Motions and Plate Boundary Processes
- 10.05: Mechanisms for Plate Motion
- 10.06: Summary
- 11: Earthquakes
- 11.01: What is an Earthquake
- 11.02: Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
- 11.03: Measuring Earthquakes
- 11.04: The Impacts of Earthquakes
- 11.05: Forecasting Earthquakes and Minimizing Damage and Casualties
- 11.06: Summary
- 12: Geological Structures
- 12.01: Stress and Strain
- 12.02: Folding
- 12.03: Fracturing and Faulting
- 12.04: Measuring Geological Structures
- 12.05: Summary
- 13: Streams and Floods
- 13.01: The Hydrological Cycle
- 13.02: Drainage Basins
- 13.03: Stream Erosion and Deposition
- 13.04: Stream Types
- 13.05: Flooding
- 13.06: Summary
- 14: Groundwater
- 14.01: Groundwater and Aquifers
- 14.02: Groundwater Flow
- 14.03: Groundwater Extraction
- 14.04: Groundwater Quality
- 14.05: Summary
- 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: Summary
- 16: Glaciation
- 16.01: Glacial Periods in Earths History
- 16.02: How Glaciers Work
- 16.03: Glacial Erosion
- 16.04: Glacial Deposition
- 16.05: Summary
- 17: Shorelines
- 17.01: Waves
- 17.02: Landforms and Coastal Erosion
- 17.03: Landforms and Coastal Deposition
- 17.04: Sea-Level Change
- 17.05: Human Interference with Shorelines
- 17.06: Summary
- 18: Geology of the Oceans
- 18.01: The Topography of the Sea Floor
- 18.02: The Geology of the Oceanic Crust
- 18.03: Sea-Floor Sediments
- 18.04: Ocean Water
- 18.05: Summary
- 19: Climate Change
- 19.01: What Makes the Climate Change
- 19.02: Anthropogenic Climate Change
- 19.03: Implications of Climate Change
- 19.04: Summary
- 20: Geological Resources
- 20.01: Metal Deposits
- 20.02: Industrial Materials
- 20.03: Fossil Fuels
- 20.04: Diamonds
- 20.05: Summary
- 21: Geological History of Western Canada
- 21.01: Geological History of Canada
- 21.02: Western Canada during the Precambrian
- 21.03: Western Canada during the Paleozoic
- 21.04: Western Canada during the Mesozoic
- 21.05: Western Canada During the Cenozoic
- 21.06: Summary
- 22: The Origin of Earth and the Solar System
- 22.01: Starting with a Big Bang
- 22.02: Forming Planets from the Remnants of Exploding Stars
- 22.03: How to Build a Solar System
- 22.04: Earths First 2 Billion Years
- 22.05: Are There Other Earths
- 22.06: Summary