Chapter 1
The Earth System
Chapter 2
Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory
Chapter 3
Earth Materials: Minerals and Rocks
Chapter 4
Igneous Rocks: Solids from Melts
Chapter 5
Sedimentation: Rocks Formed by Surface Processes
Chapter 6
Metamorphism: Alteration of Rocks by Temperature and Pressure
Chapter 7
Deformation: Modifi cation of Rocks by Folding and Fracturing
Chapter 8
Clocks in Rocks: Timing the Geologic Record
Chapter 9
Early History of the Terrestrial Planets
Chapter 10
History of the Continents
Chapter 11
Geobiology: Life Interacts with Earth
Chapter 12
Volcanoes
Chapter 13
Earthquakes
Chapter 14
Exploring Earth’s Interior
Chapter 15
The Climate System
Chapter 16
Weathering, Erosion, and Mass Wasting: Interactions Between the Climate and Plate Tectonic Systems
Chapter 17
The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater
Chapter 18
Stream Transport: From Mountains to Oceans
Chapter 19
Winds and Deserts
Chapter 20
Coastlines and Ocean Basins
Chapter 21
Glaciers: The Work of Ice
Chapter 22
Landscape Development
Chapter 23
The Human Impact on Earth’s Environment
Appendix 1 Conversion Factors
Appendix 2 Numerical Data Pertaining to Earth
Appendix 3 Chemical Reactions
Appendix 4 Properties of the Most Common Minerals of Earth’s Crust
Appendix 5 Practicing Geology Exercises: Answers to Problems
Glossary
Index