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Chapter I - Introduction To Earth ScienceChapter I.1 - What Is Earth ScienceChapter I.2 - Earth’s SpheresChapter I.3 - Earth As A SystemChapter I.4 - Resources And Environmental IssuesChapter I.5 - The Nature Of Scientific InquiryChapter 1 - Matter And MineralsChapter 1.1 - Minerals: Building Blocks Of RocksChapter 1.2 - Atoms: Building Blocks Of MineralsChapter 1.3 - Why Atoms Bond
Chapter 1.4 - Properties Of MineralsChapter 1.5 - Minerals GroupsChapter 2 - Rocks: Materials Of The Solid EarthChapter 2.1 - Earth As A System: The Rock CycleChapter 2.2 - Igneous Rocks:"formed By Fire"Chapter 2.3 - Weathering Of Rocks To Form SedimentChapter 2.4 - Sedimentary Rocks: Compacted And Cemented SedimentChapter 2.5 - Metamorphic Rocks: New Rock From OldChapter 3 - Landscapes Fashioned By WaterChapter 3.1 - Earth’s External ProcessesChapter 3.2 - Mass Wasting: The Work Of GravityChapter 3.3 - The Hydrologic CycleChapter 3.4 - Running WaterChapter 3.5 - Streamflow CharacteristicsChapter 3.6 - The Work Of Running WaterChapter 3.7 - Stream ChannelsChapter 3.8 - Shaping Stream ValleysChapter 3.9 - Depositional LandformsChapter 3.10 - Floods And Flood ControlChapter 3.11 - Groundwater: Water Beneath The SurfaceChapter 3.12 - Springs, Wells, And Artesian SystemsChapter 3.13 - Environmental Problems Of GroundwaterChapter 3.14 - The Geologic Work Of GroundwaterChapter 4 - Glacial And Arid LandscapesChapter 4.1 - Glaciers And The Earth SystemChapter 4.2 - How Glaciers MoveChapter 4.3 - Glacial ErosionChapter 4.4 - Glacial DepositsChapter 4.5 - Other Effects Of Ice Age GlaciersChapter 4.6 - Extent Of Ice Age GlaciationChapter 4.7 - DesertsChapter 4.8 - Basin And Range: The Evolution Of A Mountainous Desert LandscapeChapter 4.9 - The Work Of WindChapter 5 - Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution UnflodsChapter 5.1 - From Continetal Drift To Plate TectonicsChapter 5.2 - Continental Drift: An Idea Before Its TimeChapter 5.3 - The Theory Of Plate TectonicsChapter 5.4 - Divergent Plate Boundaries And Seafloor SpreadingChapter 5.5 - Convergent Plate Boundaries And SubductionChapter 5.6 - Transform Plate BoundariesChapter 5.7 - How Do Plates And Plate Boundaries Change?Chapter 5.8 - Testing The Plate Techtonics ModelChapter 5.9 - What Drives Plate Motions?Chapter 6 - Restless Earth: Earthquakes And Mountain BuildingChapter 6.1 - What Is An Earthquake?Chapter 6.2 - Seismology: The Study Of Earthquake WavesChapter 6.3 - Where Do Most Earthquakes Occur?Chapter 6.4 - Determining The Size Of An EarthquakeChapter 6.5 - Earthquake DestructionChapter 6.6 - Earth’s InteriorChapter 6.7 - Rock DeformationChapter 6.8 - Folds: Structures Formed By Ductile DeformationChapter 6.9 - Faults And Joints: Structures Formed By Brittle DeformationChapter 6.10 - Mountain BuildingChapter 6.11 - Subduction And Mountain BuildingChapter 6.12 - Collisional Mountain BeltsChapter 7 - Volcanoes And Other Igneous ActivityChapter 7.1 - Mount St. Helens Versus KilaueaChapter 7.2 - The Nature Of Volcanic EruptionsChapter 7.3 - Materials Extruded During An EruptionChapter 7.4 - Anatomy Of A VolcanoChapter 7.5 - Shield VolcanoesChapter 7.6 - Cinder ConesChapter 7.7 - Composite VolcanoesChapter 7.8 - Volcanic HazardsChapter 7.9 - Other Volcanic LandformsChapter 7.10 - Intrusive Igneous ActivityChapter 7.11 - Origin Of MagmaChapter 7.12 - Plate Tectonics And VolcanismChapter 8 - Geologic TimeChapter 8.1 - A Brief History Of GeologyChapter 8.2 - Creating A Time Scale—relative Dating PrinciplesChapter 8.3 - Fossils: Evidence Of Past LifeChapter 8.4 - Correlation Of Rock LayersChapter 8.5 - Determining Numerical Dates With RadioactivityChapter 8.6 - The Geologic Time ScaleChapter 8.7 - Determining Numerical Dates For Sedimentary StrataChapter 9 - Oceans: The Last FrontierChapter 9.1 - The Vast World OceanChapter 9.2 - Composition Of SeawaterChapter 9.3 - Variations In Temperature And Density With DepthChapter 9.4 - An Emerging Picture Of The Ocean FloorChapter 9.5 - Continental MarginsChapter 9.6 - Features Of Deep-ocean BasinsChapter 9.7 - The Oceanic Ridge SystemChapter 9.8 - Seafloor SedimentsChapter 10 - The Restless OceanChapter 10.1 - The Ocean’s Surface CirculationChapter 10.2 - Upwelling And Deep-ocean CirculationChapter 10.3 - The ShorelineChapter 10.4 - Beaches And Shoreline ProcessesChapter 10.5 - Shoreline FeaturesChapter 10.6 - Contrasting America’s CoastsChapter 10.7 - Stabilizing The ShoreChapter 10.8 - TidesChapter 11 - Heating The AtmosphereChapter 11.1 - Focus On The AtmosphereChapter 11.2 - Composition Of The AtmosphereChapter 11.3 - Vertical Structure Of The AtmosphereChapter 11.4 - Earth–sun RelationshipsChapter 11.5 - Energy, Heat, And TemperatureChapter 11.6 - Heating The AtmosphereChapter 11.7 - Human Impact On Global ClimateChapter 11.8 - For The Record: Air Temperature DataChapter 11.9 - Why Temperatures Vary: The Controls Of TemperatureChapter 11.10 - World Distribution Of TemperatureChapter 12 - Moisture, Clouds, And PrecipitationChapter 12.1 - Water’s Changes Of StateChapter 12.2 - Humidity: Water Vapor In The AirChapter 12.3 - Adiabatic Temperature Changes And Cloud FormationChapter 12.4 - Processes That Lift AirChapter 12.5 - The Critical Weathermaker: Atmospheric StabilityChapter 12.6 - Condensation And Cloud FormationChapter 12.7 - Types Of FogChapter 12.8 - How Precipitation FormsChapter 12.9 - Forms Of PrecipitationChapter 12.10 - Measuring PrecipitationChapter 13 - The Atmosphere In MotionChapter 13.1 - Understanding Air PressureChapter 13.2 - Factors Affecting WindChapter 13.3 - Highs And LowsChapter 13.4 - General Circulation Of The AtmosphereChapter 13.5 - Local WindsChapter 13.6 - Measuring WindChapter 13.7 - Global Distribution Of PrecipitationChapter 14 - Weather Patterns And Severe WeatherChapter 14.1 - Air MassesChapter 14.2 - FrontsChapter 14.3 - Midlatitude CyclonesChapter 14.4 - ThunderstormsChapter 14.5 - TornadoesChapter 14.6 - HurricanesChapter 15 - The Nature Of The Solar SystemChapter 15.1 - Ancient AstronomyChapter 15.2 - The Birth Of Modern AstronomyChapter 15.3 - Our Solar System: An OverviewChapter 15.4 - Earth’s Moon: A Chip Off The Old BlockChapter 15.5 - Terrestrial PlanetsChapter 15.6 - Jovian PlanetsChapter 15.7 - Small Solar System BodiesChapter 16 - Beyond Our Solar SystemChapter 16.1 - The UniverseChapter 16.2 - Classifying Stars: Hertzsprung–russell Diagrams (h-r Diagrams)Chapter 16.3 - Stellar EvolutionChapter 16.4 - Stellar RemnantsChapter 16.5 - Galaxies And Galactic ClustersChapter 16.6 - The Big Bang Theory
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