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Helping you better comprehend the physical world around you, how scientists explore it, and what we need to do to both protect it from us and ourselves from natural hazards, Essential Earth introduces you to the basics of geology, emphasizing the process of science and how humans interact with our home.
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CHAPTER 2 How We Study Earth
CHAPTER 3 Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory of Geology
CHAPTER 4 Earth Materials: Minerals and Rocks
CHAPTER 5 Igneous Processes and Volcanism
CHAPTER 6 Sedimentation: Rocks Formed by Surface Processes
CHAPTER 7 Deformation and Metamorphism
CHAPTER 8 Timing the Geologic Record
CHAPTER 9 History of Earth
CHAPTER 10 The Climate System and Glaciation
CHAPTER 11 The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater
CHAPTER 12 Shaping Earth’s Surface: Streams, Coastlines, and Wind
CHAPTER 13 Earthquakes and Earth Structure 000
CHAPTER 14 Human Impact on Earth’s Environment