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| SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION | |
| ntroduction: The Scientific Method | |
| rganization of This Book | |
| The Scientific Method | |
| Special Features of the Earth Sciences | |
| Apply the Scientific Method to Your Own Life | |
| ab 1: Introduction to Maps | |
| ypes of Maps | |
| Map Legend | |
| Scale | |
| Global Location System: Latitude and Longitude | |
| Map Grids and Orientation | |
| Projections | |
| U | |
| Geological Survey Maps | |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | |
| ECTION 2: THE SOLID EARTH | |
| ab 2: Physical Properties of Minerals | |
| efinition of a Mineral | |
| Types of Physical Properties Shown by Minerals | |
| Determining the Properties of Minerals | |
| ab 3: Rock-Forming Minerals | |
| ineral Identification and Recognition | |
| Use of the Mineral Identification Tables | |
| Classification of Minerals | |
| Geologic Resources and Minerals | |
| ab 4: Igneous Rocks | |
| ineralogical and Chemical Composition | |
| Textures of Igneous Rocks | |
| Classification and Identification of Igneous Rocks | |
| ab 5: Sedimentary Rocks | |
| ormation of Sedimentary Rocks | |
| Sedimentary Environments | |
| Clastic Sedimentary Rocks | |
| Biochemical and Chemical Sedimentary Rocks | |
| Identification and Description of Sedimentary Rocks | |
| ab 6: Metamorphic Rocks | |
| extures of Metamorphic Rocks | |
| Composition of Metamorphic Rocks | |
| Types of Metamorphism | |
| Temperature and Pressure | |
| Classification of Metamorphic Rocks | |
| ab 7: Rock Masses | |
| ntroduction to Geologic Maps and Cross Sections | |
| Sedimentary Rock Masses | |
| Igneous Rock Masses | |
| Metamorphic Rock Masses | |
| Structures and Deformation | |
| Rocks in a Cross Section | |
| ab 8: Geologic Time and Geologic History | |
| elative Age | |
| Geologic History | |
| Numerical Dating | |
| Geologic Time Scale | |
| ab 9: Earth's Structure and Plate Tectonics | |
| he Structure of the Earth | |
| Divergent Plate Boundaries and Transform Faults | |
| Convergence, Subduction, and Mountain Building | |
| Geometric Fit of Continents | |
| ab 10: Earthquakes and Seismology | |
| arthquake Hazards | |
| The Origin of Earthquakes | |
| Seismic Waves | |
| Magnitude | |
| Locating an Earthquake | |
| ECTION 3: EARTH'S SURFACE AND THE FLUID EARTH | |
| ab 11: Topographic Maps | |
| opography and Contours | |
| Topographic Profiles | |
| Using and Constructing Topographic Maps | |
| Air Photos Give a View of the Third Dimension | |
| ab 12: Shorelines and Oceans | |
| he Edge of the Oceans | |
| Shorelines | |
| Ocean Currents | |
| Ocean Salinity | |
| Nutrients in Seawater | |
| El Nino - La Nina | |
| ab 13: Groundwater and Karst Topopgraphy | |
| orosity | |
| Permeability and Flow Rate | |
| Water Table, Groundwater Flow, and Wells | |
| Groundwater Causes Erosion by Solution | |
| ab 14: Streams and Rivers | |
| tream Gradient | |
| Stream Erosion: Downward or Sideways?Lab 15: Wind and the Atmosphere | |
| oriolis Effect | |
| Global Winds | |
| Humidity | |
| Weather | |
| Atmospheric Chemistry | |
| Greenhouse Effect | |
| Ozone Layer | |
| ECTION 4: RESOURCES | |
| ab 16: Geologic Maps | |
| hat is Shown on a Geologic Map | |
| Folds on Geologic Maps | |
| Faults on Geologic Maps | |
| Unconformities on Geologic Maps | |
| Igneous Contacts on Geologic Maps | |
| Drawing a Cross Section | |
| Making Geologic Maps from Field Investigations: A Simulation | |
| ab 17: Resources | |
| ossil Fuels as Resources | |
| Carbon Cycle | |
| Mineral Resources | |
| lossary |
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