Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology - 11th Edition - by Tarbuck - ISBN 9780133556070

Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geol...
11th Edition
Tarbuck
Publisher: PEARSON
ISBN: 9780133556070

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Chapter 2 - Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution UnfoldsChapter 2.1 - From Continental Drift To Plate TectonicsChapter 2.2 - Continental Drift: An Idea Before Its TimeChapter 2.3 - The Great DebateChapter 2.4 - The Theory Of Plate TectonicsChapter 2.5 - Divergent Plate Boundaries And Seafloor SpreadingChapter 2.6 - Convergent Plate Boundaries And SubductionChapter 2.7 - Transform Plate BoundariesChapter 2.8 - Testing The Plate Tectonics ModelChapter 2.9 - How Is Plate Motion Measured?Chapter 2.10 - What Drives Plate Motions?Chapter 3 - Matter And MineralsChapter 3.1 - Minerals: Building Blocks Of RocksChapter 3.2 - Atoms: Building Blocks Of MineralsChapter 3.3 - Why Atoms BondChapter 3.4 - How Do Minerals Form?Chapter 3.5 - Physical Properties Of MineralsChapter 3.6 - Mineral Structures And CompositionsChapter 3.7 - How Minerals Are ClassifiedChapter 3.8 - The SilicatesChapter 3.9 - Common Silicate MineralsChapter 3.10 - Important Nonsilicate MineralsChapter 4 - Magma, Igneous Rocks, And Intrusive ActivityChapter 4.1 - Magma: Parent Material Of Igneous RockChapter 4.2 - Igneous CompositionsChapter 4.3 - Igneous Textures: What Can They Tell Us?Chapter 4.4 - Naming Igneous RocksChapter 4.5 - Origin Of MagmaChapter 4.6 - How Magmas EvolveChapter 4.7 - Partial Melting And Magma CompositionChapter 4.8 - Intrusive Igneous ActivityChapter 5 - Volcanoes And Volcanic HazardsChapter 5.1 - The Nature Of Volcanic EruptionsChapter 5.2 - Materials Extruded During An EruptionChapter 5.3 - Anatomy Of A VolcanoChapter 5.4 - Shield VolcanoesChapter 5.5 - Cinder ConesChapter 5.6 - Composite VolcanoesChapter 5.7 - Volcanic HazardsChapter 5.8 - Other Volcanic LandformsChapter 5.9 - Plate Tectonics And Volcanic ActivityChapter 5.10 - Monitoring Volcanic ActivityChapter 6 - Weathering And SoilsChapter 6.1 - WeatheringChapter 6.2 - Mechanical WeatheringChapter 6.3 - Chemical WeatheringChapter 6.4 - Rates Of WeatheringChapter 6.5 - SoilChapter 6.6 - Controls Of Soil FormationChapter 6.7 - The Soil ProfileChapter 6.8 - Classifying SoilsChapter 6.9 - The Impact Of Human Activities On SoilChapter 7 - Sedimentary RocksChapter 7.1 - The Importance Of Sed Imentary RocksChapter 7.2 - Origins Of Sedimentary RocksChapter 7.3 - Detrital Sedimentary RocksChapter 7.4 - Chemical Sedimentary RocksChapter 7.5 - Coal: An Organic Sedimentary RockChapter 7.6 - Turning Sediment Into Sedimentary RockChapter 7.7 - Classification Of Sedimentary RocksChapter 7.8 - Sedimentary Rocks Represent Past EnvironmentsChapter 7.9 - Sedimentary StructuresChapter 7.10 - The Carbon Cycle And Sedimentary RocksChapter 8 - Metamorphism And Metamorphic RocksChapter 8.1 - What Is Metamorphism?Chapter 8.2 - What Drives Metamorphism?Chapter 8.3 - Metamorphic TexturesChapter 8.4 - Common Metamorphic RocksChapter 8.5 - Metamorphic EnvironmentsChapter 8.6 - Metamorphic ZonesChapter 8.7 - Interpreting Metamorphic EnvironmentsChapter 9 - Geologic TimeChapter 9.1 - Creating A Time Scale: Relative Dating PrinciplesChapter 9.2 - Fossils: Evidence Of Past LifeChapter 9.3 - Correlation Of Rock LayersChapter 9.4 - Dating With RadioactivityChapter 9.5 - The Geologic Time ScaleChapter 9.6 - Detennining Numerical Dates For Sedimentary StrataChapter 10 - Crustal DeformationChapter 10.1 - What Causes Rock To Deform?Chapter 10.2 - How Do Rocks Deform?Chapter 10.3 - Folds: Rock Structures Formed By Ductile DeformationChapter 10.4 - Faults And Joints: Rock Structures Formed By Brittle DeformationChapter 10.5 - Mapping Geologic StructuresChapter 11 - Earthquakes And Earthquake HazardsChapter 11.1 - What Is An Earthquake?Chapter 11.2 - Faults And EarthquakesChapter 11.3 - Seismology: The Study Of Earthquake WavesChapter 11.4 - Determining The Size Of An EarthquakeChapter 11.5 - Earthquake DestructionChapter 11.6 - Earthquake Belts And Plate BoundariesChapter 11.7 - Can Earthquakes Be Predicted?Chapter 12 - Earth’s InteriorChapter 12.1 - Earth’s Internal StructureChapter 12.2 - Probing Earth’s InteriorChapter 12.3 - Earth’s LayersChapter 12.4 - Earth’s TemperatureChapter 12.5 - Earth’s Three-dimensional StructureChapter 13 - Divergent Boundaries: Origin And Evolution Of The Ocean FloorChapter 13.1 - An Emerging Picture Of The Ocean FloorChapter 13.2 - Continental MarginsChapter 13.3 - Features Of Deep-ocean BasinsChapter 13.4 - Anatomy Of The Oceanic RidgeChapter 13.5 - Oceanic Ridges And Seafloor SpreadingChapter 13.6 - The Nature Of Oceanic CrustChapter 13.7 - Continental Rifting: The Birth Of A New Ocean BasinChapter 13.8 - Destruction Of Oceanic LithosphereChapter 14 - Convergent Boundaries: Origin Of MountainsChapter 14.1 - Mountain BuildingChapter 14.2 - Convergence And Subducting PlatesChapter 14.3 - Subduction And Mountain BuildingChapter 14.4 - Collisional Mountain BeltsChapter 14.5 - Fault-block MountainsChapter 14.6 - What Causes Earth's Varied Topography?Chapter 15 - Mass Wasting: The Work Of GravityChapter 15.1 - The Importance Of Mass WastingChapter 15.2 - Controls And Triggers Of Mass WastingChapter 15.3 - Classification Of Mass-wasting ProcessesChapter 15.4 - Rapid Forms Of Mass WastingChapter 15.5 - Slow MovementsChapter 16 - Running WaterChapter 16.1 - Earth As A System: The Hydrologic CycleChapter 16.2 - Running WaterChapter 16.3 - StreamflowChapter 16.4 - The Work Of Running WaterChapter 16.5 - Stream ChannelsChapter 16.6 - Shaping Stream ValleysChapter 16.7 - Depositional LandformsChapter 16.8 - Drainage PatternsChapter 16.9 - Floods And Flood ControlChapter 17 - GroundwaterChapter 17.1 - The Importance Of GroundwaterChapter 17.2 - The Distribution Of GroundwaterChapter 17.3 - The Water TableChapter 17.4 - Factors Influencing The Storage And Movement Of GroundwaterChapter 17.5 - How Groundwater MovesChapter 17.6 - WellsChapter 17.7 - Artesian SystemsChapter 17.8 - Springs, Hot Springs, And GeysersChapter 17.9 - Environmental ProblemsChapter 17.10 - The Geologic Work Of GroundwaterChapter 18 - Glaciers And GlaciationChapter 18.1 - Glaciers: A Part Of Two Basic CyclesChapter 18.2 - Formation And Movement Of Glacial IceChapter 18.3 - Glacial ErosionChapter 18.4 - Landforms Created By Glacial ErosionChapter 18.5 - Glacial DepositsChapter 18.6 - Landforms Made Of TillChapter 18.7 - Landforms Made Of Stratified DriftChapter 18.8 - Other Effects Of Ice Age GlaciersChapter 18.9 - The Glacial Theory And The Ice AgeChapter 18.10 - Causes Of Ice AgesChapter 19 - Deserts And WindChapter 19.1 - Distribution And Causes Of Dry LandsChapter 19.2 - Geologic Processes In Arid ClimatesChapter 19.3 - Basin And Range: The Evolution Of A Desert LandscapeChapter 19.4 - Transportation Of Sediment By WindChapter 19.5 - Wind ErosionChapter 19.6 - Wind DepositsChapter 20 - ShorelinesChapter 20.1 - The Shoreline: A Dynamic InterfaceChapter 20.2 - WavesChapter 20.3 - The Work Of WavesChapter 20.4 - Shoreline FeaturesChapter 20.5 - Stabilizing The ShoreChapter 20.6 - Erosion Problems Along U.s. CoastsChapter 20.7 - Hurricanes: The Ultimate Coastal HazardChapter 20.8 - Coastal ClassificationChapter 20.9 - TidesChapter 21 - Global Climate ChangeChapter 21.1 - Climate And GeologyChapter 21.2 - How Is Climate Change Detected?Chapter 21.3 - Some Atmospheric BasicsChapter 21.4 - Heating The AtmosphereChapter 21.5 - Natural Causes Of Climate ChangeChapter 21.6 - Human Impact On Global ClimateChapter 21.7 - Climate-feedback MechanismsChapter 21.8 - How Aerosols Influence ClimateChapter 21.9 - Some Consequences Of Global WarmingChapter 22 - Earth’s Evolution Through Geologic TimeChapter 22.1 - Is Earth Unique?Chapter 22.2 - Birth Of A PlanetChapter 22.3 - Origin And Evolution Of The Atmosphere And OceansChapter 22.4 - Precambrian History: The Formation Of Earth’s ContinentsChapter 22.5 - Geologic History Of The Phanerozoic: The Formation Of Earth’s Modern ContinentsChapter 22.6 - Earth’s First LifeChapter 22.7 - Paleozoic Era: Life ExplodesChapter 22.8 - Mesozoic Era: Age Of The DinosaursChapter 22.9 - Cenozoic Era: Age Of MammalsChapter 23 - Energy And Mineral ResourcesChapter 23.1 - Renewable And Nonrenewable ResourcesChapter 23.2 - Energy Resources: Traditional Fossil FuelsChapter 23.3 - Oil Sands, Oil Shale, And Gas HydratesChapter 23.4 - Nuclear EnergyChapter 23.5 - Renewable EnergyChapter 23.6 - Mineral ResourcesChapter 23.7 - Igneous And Metamorphic ProcessesChapter 23.8 - Mineral Resources Related To Surface ProcessesChapter 23.9 - Nonmetallic Mineral ResourcesChapter 24 - Touring Our Solar System1Chapter 24.1 - Our Solar System: An OverviewChapter 24.2 - Earth’s Moon: A Chip Off The Old BlockChapter 24.3 - Terrestrial PlanetsChapter 24.4 - Jovian PlanetsChapter 24.5 - Small Solar System Bodies

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