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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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Geodiversity and Cultural Diversity: Current Public Issues in Physical Science
Likwan Cheng · City Colleges of Chicago
Designed for "PHY SCI 107: Current Public Issues in Physical Science" and presented as excerpts of original scholarly texts, this book's eight learning objects explore ancient human cultural developments in geological contexts through the lens of 21st century discoveries, collectively demonstrating that Earth's geodiversity shaped the world's human cultural diversity.
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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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UCD GEL 56- Introduction to Geophysics
Magali Billen · University of California, Davis
Introduction to geophysical topics essential to all aspects of earth and planetary sciences: theory of plate tectonics, gravitational field of planets, diffusion, rheology, seismology, earthquakes and computing.
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PHY SCI 101: General Course Physical Science
Likwan Cheng · City Colleges of Chicago
In the contents: 2.1.02: Layers of the Earth · 06: Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes · 6.1.05: Earthquake Essentials
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Introduction to Environmental Science
Caralyn Zehnder, Kalina Manoylov, Samuel Mutiti, Christine Mutiti, Allison VandeVoort, & Donna Bennett · Georgia College and State University
In the contents: 1: Introduction to Environmental Sciences
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An Introduction to Geology
Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, & Cam Mosher · Salt Lake Community College
In the contents: 2.02: Layers of the Earth · 03: Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes · 3.06: Earthquake Essentials
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Historical Geology
Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts · LibreTexts
In the contents: 1.05: Earth's story is your story · 02: A Brief History of Earth · 03: Earth as a System
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Physical Geography
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
In the contents: 04: Planet Earth · 4.01: Introduction to the Planet Earth · 4.02: Earth as a Planetary Body
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Living With Earthquakes in The Pacific Northwest
Robert S. Yeats · Oregon State University
In the contents: 02: Part II- Tectonic Plates Geologic Time and Earthquakes · 2.03: Earthquakes in the Crust- Closer to Home · 2.04: Memories of the Future- The Uncertain Art of Earthquake Forecasting
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ANTH-1: Explorations 2nd Edition
Kathryn R. Taylor · Fresno City College
In the contents: 7.02: Earth - It is Older than Dirt
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UCD GEL 56 Introduction to Geophysics
Magali Billen · University of California, Davis
In the contents: 06: Earthquakes · 6.00: Introduction to Earthquakes · 6.01: Earthquake Geometry and Process
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Introduction to Historical Geology
Kelly Ruppert, Tor Lacy, and Emily Haddad · Coastline College, Cerritos College, and East Los Angeles College
In the contents: 02: An Introduction to Earth · 2.01: The Origin of Earth and Our Solar System · 2.02: Earth's Structure and the Origin of the Continents and Oceans
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Introduction to Ocean Sciences 6e
Douglas A. Segar · American Meteorological Society
In the contents: 1.01: The Ocean's and Earth's Environment · 4.01: Structure of the Earth · 5.01: Origins and Distribution of the Earth's Water
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Cultural Geography (C-ID GEOG 120)
Jean-Yves Merilus · Coalinga College
In the contents: 2.04: Cultural Hearths and Landscapes
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OCEAN-101: Fundamentals of Oceanography
Keddy Elizabeth · Diablo Valley College
In the contents: 04: Origin of the Earth and Ocean · 4.01: Origin of Earth and the Solar System · 10.01: How is Earth Heated
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Archaeology
Susan Ruth · Central New Mexico Community College
In the contents: 1.02: Down to Earth
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Introduction to Geology
Nancy Ikeda · Fullerton College
In the contents: 2.02: Layers of the Earth · 08: Earth History · 09: Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes
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Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science
William Brune · The Pennsylvania State University
In the contents: 6.03: Start at the Source - Earth Rotating Around the Sun · 7.03: Atmospheric Radiation and Earths Climate · 10.05: Effects of Earths Rotation- Apparent Forces
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Investigations in Climate Change
Neel Desai and Alicia Mullens · De Anza College
In the contents: 02: Defining Earth's Climate · 05: Earth's Energy Budget · 5.04: Other factors affecting Earths Energy Budget