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Chapter 1 - Introduction To Earth ScienceChapter 1.1 - What Is Earth Science?Chapter 1.2 - The Nature Of Scientific InquiryChapter 1.3 - Early Evolution Of EarthChapter 1.4 - Earth As A SystemChapter 1.5 - The Face Of EarthChapter 2 - Matter And MineralsChapter 2.1 - Minerals: Building Blocks Of RocksChapter 2.2 - Atoms: Building Blocks Of MineralsChapter 2.3 - Why Atoms Bond
Chapter 2.4 - Properties Of MineralsChapter 2.5 - Minerals GroupsChapter 2.6 - Minerals: A Nonrenewable ResourceChapter 3 - Rocks: Materials Of The Solid EarthChapter 3.1 - Earth As A System: The Rock CycleChapter 3.2 - Igneous Rocks:"formed By Fire"Chapter 3.3 - Sedimentary Rocks: Compacted And Cemented SedimentChapter 3.4 - Metamorphic Rocks: New Rock From OldChapter 3.5 - Resources From Rocks And MineralsChapter 4 - Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution UnflodsChapter 4.1 - From Continetal Drift To Plate TectonicsChapter 4.2 - Continental Drift: An Idea Before Its TimeChapter 4.3 - The Theory Of Plate TectonicsChapter 4.4 - Divergent Plate Boundaries And SeafloorChapter 4.5 - Convergent Plate Boundaries And SubductionChapter 4.6 - Transform Plate BoundariesChapter 4.7 - How Do Plates And Plate Boundaries Change?Chapter 4.8 - Testing The Plate Techtonics ModelChapter 4.9 - How Is Plate Motion Measured?Chapter 4.10 - What Drives Plate Motions?Chapter 5 - Earthquakes And Earth's InteriorChapter 5.1 - What Is An Earthquake?Chapter 5.2 - Seismology: The Study Of Earthquake WavesChapter 5.3 - Locating The Source Of An EarthquakeChapter 5.4 - Determining The Size Of An EarthquakeChapter 5.5 - Earthquake DestructionChapter 5.6 - Where Do Most Earthquakes Occur?Chapter 5.7 - Earthquakes:predictions, Forecasts, And MitigationChapter 5.8 - Earth's InteriorChapter 6 - Volcanoes And Other Igneous ActivityChapter 6.1 - Mount St. Helens Versus KilaueaChapter 6.2 - The Nature Of Volcanic EruptionsChapter 6.3 - Materials Extruded During An EruptionChapter 6.4 - Anatomy Of A VolcanoChapter 6.5 - Shield VolcanoesChapter 6.6 - Cinder ConesChapter 6.7 - Composite VolcanoesChapter 6.8 - Volcanic HazardsChapter 6.9 - Other Volcanic LandformsChapter 6.10 - Intrusive Igneous ActivityChapter 6.11 - Partial Melting And The Origin Of MagmaChapter 6.12 - Plate Tectonics And VolcanismChapter 7 - Crustal Deformation And Mountain BuildingChapter 7.1 - Crustal DeformationChapter 7.2 - Folds: Rock Structures Formed By Ductile DeformationChapter 7.3 - Faults And Joints: Rock Structures Formed By Brittle DeformationChapter 7.4 - Mountain BuildingChapter 7.5 - Subduction And Mountain BuildingChapter 7.6 - Collisoinal Mountain BeltsChapter 7.7 - Vertical Motions Of The CrustChapter 8 - Weathering, Soil, And Mass MovementChapter 8.1 - Earth's External ProcessesChapter 8.2 - WeatheringChapter 8.3 - Soil: An Indispensable ResourceChapter 8.4 - Controls Of Soil FormationChapter 8.5 - Describing And Classifying SoilsChapter 8.6 - Soil Erosion: Losing A Vital ResourceChapter 8.7 - Mass Movement On Slopes: The Work Of GravityChapter 8.8 - Types Of Mass MovementChapter 9 - Running Water And GroundwaterChapter 9.1 - Earth As A System: The Hydrologic CycleChapter 9.2 - Running WaterChapter 9.3 - Streamflow CharacteristicsChapter 9.4 - The Work Of Running WaterChapter 9.5 - Stream ChannelsChapter 9.6 - Shaping Stream ValleysChapter 9.7 - Depositional LandformsChapter 9.8 - Floods And Flood ControlChapter 9.9 - Groundwater:water Beneath The SurfaceChapter 9.10 - Wells, Artesian Systems, And SpringsChapter 9.11 - Environmental Problems Related To GroundwaterChapter 9.12 - The Geologic Work Of GroundwaterChapter 10 - Glaciers, Deserts, And WindChapter 10.1 - Glaciers And The Earth SystemChapter 10.2 - How Glaciers MoveChapter 10.3 - Glacial ErosionChapter 10.4 - Glacial DepositsChapter 10.5 - Other Effects Of Ice Age GlaciersChapter 10.6 - The Ice AgeChapter 10.7 - DesertsChapter 10.8 - Basin And Range: The Evolution Of A Mountainous Desert LandscapeChapter 10.9 - Wind ErosionChapter 10.10 - Wind DepositsChapter 11 - Geologic TimeChapter 11.1 - A Brief History Of GeologyChapter 11.2 - Creating A Time Scale: Relative Dating PrinciplesChapter 11.3 - Fossils: Evidence Of Past LifeChapter 11.4 - Correlation Of Rock LayersChapter 11.5 - Numerical Dating With Nuclear DecayChapter 11.6 - Determining Numerical Dates For Sedimentary StrataChapter 11.7 - The Geologic Time ScaleChapter 12 - Earth's Evolution Through Geologic TimeChapter 12.1 - What Makes Earth Habitable?Chapter 12.2 - Birth Of A PlanetChapter 12.3 - Origin And Evolution Of The Atomsphere And OceansChapter 12.4 - Precambrain History: The Formation Of Earth's ContinentsChapter 12.5 - Geologic History Of The Phanerozoic: The Formation Of Earth's Modern ContinentsChapter 12.6 - Earth's First LifeChapter 12.7 - Paleozoic Era: Life ExplodesChapter 12.8 - Mesozoics Era: Dinoaurs Dominate The LandChapter 12.9 - Cenozoic Era: Mammals DiversityChapter 13 - The Ocean FloorChapter 13.1 - The Vast World OceanChapter 13.2 - An Emerging Picture Of The Ocean FloorChapter 13.3 - Continental MaginsChapter 13.4 - Features Of Deep-ocean BasinsChapter 13.5 - The Oceanic Ridge SystemChapter 13.6 - Seafloor SedimentsChapter 13.7 - Resources From The SeafloorChapter 14 - Ocean Water And Ocean LifeChapter 14.1 - Composition Of SeawaterChapter 14.2 - Variations In Temperature And Density With DepthChapter 14.3 - The Diversity Of Ocean LifeChapter 14.4 - Ocean ProductivityChapter 14.5 - Oceanic Feeding RelationshipsChapter 15 - The Dynamic OceanChapter 15.1 - The Ocean's Surface CirculationChapter 15.2 - Upwelling And Deep-ocean CirculationChapter 15.3 - The Shoreline: A Dynamic InterfaceChapter 15.4 - Ocean WavesChapter 15.5 - The Work Of WavesChapter 15.6 - Shoreline FeaturesChapter 15.7 - Contrasting America's CoastsChapter 15.8 - Stabiling The ShoreChapter 15.9 - TidesChapter 16 - The Atomosphere: Composition, Structure, And TemperatureChapter 16.1 - Focus On The AtmosphereChapter 16.2 - Composition Of The AtmosphereChapter 16.3 - Vertical Structure Of The AtmosphereChapter 16.4 - Earth-sun RelationshipsChapter 16.5 - Energy, Heat, And TemperatureChapter 16.6 - Heating The AtmosphereChapter 16.7 - For The Record: Air Temperature DataChapter 16.8 - Why Temperatures Vary: The Controls Of TemperatureChapter 16.9 - World Distribution Of TemperatureChapter 17 - Moisture, Clouds, And PrecipitationChapter 17.1 - Water's Changes Of StateChapter 17.2 - Humidity: Water Vapor In The AirChapter 17.3 - Adiabatic Temperature Changes And Cloud FormationChapter 17.4 - Process That Lift AirChapter 17.5 - The Critical Weatermaker:atmospheric StabilityChapter 17.6 - Condenstation And Cloud FormationChapter 17.7 - Types Of FogChapter 17.8 - How Precipitation FormsChapter 17.9 - Forms Of PrecipitaitonChapter 17.10 - Measuring PrecipitatiionChapter 18 - Air Pressure And WindChapter 18.1 - Understanding Air PressureChapter 18.2 - Factors Affecting WindChapter 18.3 - Highs And LowsChapter 18.4 - General Circulation Of The AtmosphereChapter 18.5 - Local WindsChapter 18.6 - Measuring WindChapter 18.7 - El Nino, La Nina, And The Southern OscillaitonChapter 18.8 - Global Distribution Of PrecipitationChapter 19 - Weather Patterns And Severe StormsChapter 19.1 - Air MassesChapter 19.2 - FrontsChapter 19.3 - Midlatitude CyclonesChapter 19.4 - ThunderstormsChapter 19.5 - TornadoesChapter 19.6 - HurricanesChapter 20 - World Climates And Global Climate ChangeChapter 20.1 - The Climate SystemChapter 20.2 - World ClimatesChapter 20.3 - Humid Tropical (a) ClimatesChapter 20.4 - Dry (b) ClimatesChapter 20.5 - Humid Middle - Lattitude Climates (c And D Climates)Chapter 20.6 - Polar (e) ClimatesChapter 20.7 - Highland ClimatesChapter 20.8 - Human Impact On Global ClimateChapter 20.9 - Climate-feedback MechanismsChapter 20.10 - Some Possible Consequences Of Global WarmingChapter 21 - Orgins Of Modern AstronomyChapter 21.1 - Ancient AstronomyChapter 21.2 - The Birth Of Modern AstronomyChapter 21.3 - Patterns In The Night SkyChapter 21.4 - The Motions Of EarthChapter 21.5 - Motions Of The Earth-moon SystemChapter 21.6 - Eclipses Of The Sun And MoonChapter 22 - Touring Our Solar SystemChapter 22.1 - Our Solar System: An OverviewChapter 22.2 - Earth's Moon: A Chip Off The Old BlockChapter 22.3 - Terrestrial PlanetsChapter 22.4 - Jovian PlanetsChapter 22.5 - Small Solar System BodiesChapter 23 - Light, Telescopes, And The SunChapter 23.1 - Light: Messenger From SpaceChapter 23.2 - What Can We Learn From Light?Chapter 23.3 - Collecting Light Using Optical TelescopesChapter 23.4 - Radio-and Space-based AstronomyChapter 23.5 - Our Star: The SunChapter 23.6 - The Active SunChapter 24 - Beyond Our Solar SystemChapter 24.1 - Classifying StarsChapter 24.2 - Stellar EvolutionChapter 24.3 - Steller RemnantsChapter 24.4 - Galaxies And Galaxy ClustersChapter 24.5 - The Universe
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