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Introduction
Katharine Solada and K. Sean Daniels
1a. Introduction
Samantha Fowler; Rebecca Roush; and James Wise
1.1 The Process of Science
1.2 Navigating Scientific Figures and Maps
Summary
Chapter 1 Answers
2a. Introduction to Astronomy
Steven Earle and Karla Panchuk
2.1 Starting with a Big Bang
2.2 Forming Planets from the Remnants of Exploding Stars
2.3 How to Build a Solar System
2.4 Earth’s First 2 Billion Years
2.5 Are There Other Earths?
Chapter 2 Answers
3a. Introduction to the Rock Cycle
Karla Panchuk and Steven Earle
3.1 What Is A Rock?
3.2 The Rock Cycle
Chapter 3 Answers
5a. Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks
5.1 Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
5.2 Chemical and Biochemical Sedimentary Rocks
5.3 Organic Sedimentary Rocks
5.4 Depositional Environments and Sedimentary Basins
Chapter 5 Answers
4a. Introduction to Igneous Rocks
4.1 Magma and How It Forms
4.2 Crystallization of Magma
4.3 Classification of Igneous Rocks
4.4 Intrusive Igneous Rocks
Chapter 4 Answers
6a. Introduction to Metamorphic Rocks
6.1 Controls on Metamorphic Processes
6.2 Foliation and Rock Cleavage
6.3 Classification of Metamorphic Rocks
6.4 Types of Metamorphism and Where They Occur
6.5 Metamorphic Facies and Index Minerals
6.6 Metamorphic Hydrothermal Processes and Metasomatism
Chapter 6 Answers
7a. Introduction To Plate Tectonics
7.1 Alfred Wegener's Arguments for Plate Tectonics
7.2 Global Geological Models of the Early 20th Century
7.3 Geological Renaissance of the Mid-20th Century
7.4 Plates, Plate Motions, and Plate-Boundary Processes
7.5 Mechanisms for Plate Motion
Chapter 7 Answers
8a. Introduction to Volcanoes
8.1 What Is A Volcano?
8.2 Materials Produced by Volcanic Eruptions
8.3 Types of Volcanoes
8.4 Types of Volcanic Eruptions
8.5 Plate Tectonics and Volcanism
8.6 Volcanic Hazards
8.7 Monitoring Volcanoes and Predicting Eruptions
Chapter 8 Answers
9a. Introduction to Earthquakes
9.1 What is an Earthquake?
9.2 Measuring Earthquakes
9.3 Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
9.4 The Impacts of Earthquakes
9.5 Forecasting Earthquakes and Minimizing Impacts
Chapter 9 Answers
10a. Introduction to Hydrology and Rivers
Steven Earle
10.1 The Hydrological Cycle
10.2 Drainage Basins
10.3 Stream Erosion and Deposition
10.4 Stream Types
10.5 Flooding
Chapter 10 Answers
11a. Introduction to Hydrology and Groundwater
11.1 Groundwater and Aquifers
11.2 Groundwater Flow
11.3 Groundwater Extraction
11.4 Groundwater Quality
Chapter 11 Answers
12a. Introduction to Hydrology and Glaciers
12.1 Glacial Periods in Earth’s History
12.2 How Glaciers Work
12.3 Glacial Erosion
12.4 Glacial Deposition
Chapter 12 Answers
13a. Introduction to Hydrology and Shorelines
13.1 Waves
13.2 Landforms and Coastal Erosion
13.3 Landforms and Coastal Deposition
13.4 Sea-Level Change
13.5 Human Interference with Shorelines
Chapter 13 Answers
14a. Introduction to Geology of the Oceans
14.1 The Topography of the Sea Floor
14.2 The Geology of the Oceanic Crust
14.3 Sea-Floor Sediments
14.4 Ocean Water
Chapter 14 Answers
16a. Introduction to Climate Change
16.1 What Makes the Climate Change?
16.2 Anthropogenic Climate Change
16.3 Implications of Climate Change
Chapter 16 Answers
15a. Introduction
Lumen Learning
15.1 The Atmosphere
15.2 Weather Processes
Chapter 15 Answers
17a Introduction to Human Relationships with Earth Processes
17.1 Earth Science and You
18.a Introduction
18.1 Where do Deserts Occur?
18.2 Desert Features and Landforms
Glossary
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