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Physical Geology (Sierra College Edition)
Allison Jones · Sierra College
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Geology · 1.01: What Is Geology · 19: Geology of the Oceans
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Physical Geology
Karla Panchuk · University of Saskatchewan
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Geology · 1.01: What Is Geology
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Physical Geology
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
In the contents: 6.03: Discussion 3- Current Events in Geology · 10.02: Discussion 4- Current Events in Geology · 11: Structural Geology
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Physical Geology
Karla Panchuk · University of Saskatchewan · 2019
Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada. It is adapted from "Physical Geology" written by Steven Earle for the BCcampus Open Textbook Program.
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Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology
Bradley Deline; Randa Harris; Karen Tefend · University of North Georgia Press · 2015
This textbook is a comprehensive lab manual for the core curriculum Introductory Geosciences classes with both informational content and laboratory exercises. Topics include basic laws and theories in Geology, the Earth's interior and plate tectonics, water and climate change, igneous rocks and volcanoes, and earthquakes.
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Physical Geology
Steven Earle · BCcampus · 2015
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. The book is a collaboration of faculty from Earth Science departments at Universities and Colleges across British Columbia and elsewhere.
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Environmental Geology
Steve Earle · Thompson Rivers University · 2021
Environmental Geology is a comprehensive, up-to-date textbook for college-level courses on the environmental aspects of Earth Science. It covers Earth systems, climate change, glaciation, natural hazards like earthquakes and floods, and essential resources such as water, energy, and metals. Richly illustrated with embedded exercises—some interactive—it engages students as they explore key geological processes and their environmental impacts.
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Geology Online Lab Activities: An Open Educational Resource for Community College Students and Instructors
Rondi Davies · CUNY Academic Works · 2022
The online geology lab for community college students was developed by Dr. Rondi Davies, a faculty member at Queensborough Community College, City University New York, during two years of forced online synchronous learning brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. This open educational resource collects many of Dr. Davies’ favorite open-access materials and supplements them with her own work within a single, cohesive laboratory manual intended for two-year, non-major college students from the New York area.
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California Geography
Jeremy Patrich · College of the Canyons
In the contents: 02: Californias Geology · 2.02: GEOLOGY and GEOLOGIC TIME · 10.04: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
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The Dynamic Earth
W. Jacquelyne Kious & Robert I. Tilling · U.S. Geological Survey
This booklet gives a brief introduction to the concept of plate tectonics and complements the visual and written information in This Dynamic Planet, a map published in 1994 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Smithsonian Institution. The booklet highlights some of the people and discoveries that advanced the development of the theory and traces its progress since its proposal. Although the general idea of plate tectonics is now widely accepted, many aspects still continue to confound an
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GEL 98-16: Geobiology
Dawn Sumner · University of California, Davis
GEL 53: Introduction to Geobiology is required for Geology majors at UCD. This course is designed to be fully interactive. Geobiology is a new and growing field with an emphasis on how life and especially microbial communities interact with Earth throughout Earth history. This course provides students with a conceptual framework for how environments on Earth have shaped the evolution of life and how metabolic and other cellular processes have influenced Earth.
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The Environment of the Earth's Surface
John Southard · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In the contents: 02: Introduction and Geology
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Engaging Adults in Science and Energy
Pennsylvania State University · Pennsylvania State University
In the contents: 04: Geology and Seismic Testing · 4.3.04: The Principles of Geology
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Controversies in the Earth Sciences
Eliza Richardson · Pennsylvania State University
This text will introduce you to a variety of topics from different disciplines within the Earth sciences, with the aim of piquing your interest in areas of current research being conducted here at Penn State.
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Geological Structures - A Practical Introduction
John Waldron & Morgan Snyder · University of Alberta
This manual is about structures that occur within the Earth’s crust. Structures are the features that allow geologists to figure out how parts of the Earth have changed position, orientation, size and shape over time. This work requires careful observation and measurements of features at the surface of the Earth, and deductions about what’s below the surface.
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Introduction to Petrology
Elizabeth Johnson and Juhong Christie Liu · James Madison University
Learn about igneous and metamorphic rocks (and how to analyze them), the fun way! Students learn concepts and practice knowledge by conducting inquiries guided with examples based on videos and interactive diagrams.
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GEL 116: Oceanography
Tessa Hill · University of California, Davis
Oceanography is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean and covers a wide range of topics, including marine organisms and ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries.
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Geological Structures: a Practical Introduction
John Waldron; Morgan Snyder · Open Education Alberta · 2020
This manual is about structures that occur within the Earth’s crust. Structures are the features that allow geologists to figure out how parts of the Earth have changed position, orientation, size and shape over time. This work requires careful observation and measurements of features at the surface of the Earth, and deductions about what’s below the surface. The practical skills you will learn in this course form the foundation for much of what is known about the history of the Earth, and are important tools for exploring the subsurface. They are essential for Earth scientists of all kinds. The course that this document supports is about doing structural geology. It’s not possible to be a good geologist (or to pass the course) just by learning facts. You have to be able to solve problems. Do your lab work conscientiously and get as much as possible done during lab sessions when instructors are available to help you. This manual consists of both readings and lab exercises, which alternate through the text. The readings are designed to be read and understood outside the lab sessions, whereas the labs contain specific instructions and questions to be completed. Before each lab, be sure you have covered the readings that come immediately before it.
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The Story of Earth: An Observational Guide
Daniel Hauptvogel; Virginia Sisson · University of Houston · 2023
This is the second edition of our open-access lab manual for a historical geology lab released for the Fall 2023 semester. It focuses on student observations. We have uploaded this book to Lulu Press so that you may have them print a copy for you. The cost is $21.63 plus shipping. We believe in free access to educational materials, therefore we collect no revenue from Lulu. The price you pay is simply the cost Lulu charges to print the materials for you. You can also download a printable PDF version to print on your own. Do you plan on using the lab manual? Have any questions, comments, suggestions, or notice an error? Please fill out our contact form and let us know!
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Physical Geography
Jeremy Patrich; Trudi Radtke · College of the Canyons · 2020
Welcome to Physical Geography at College of the Canyons. This textbook was designed especially for College of the Canyons students, as a resource to instill the knowledge and adventure that the discipline of geography holds for so many of us. The following units will cover a wide array of topics such as: Earth’s grid system, rivers, oceans, deserts, basic geology, and cartography.