Physical Geology : 17th Edition
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Published: 2021
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781264408139
Copyright date: 2022
Table of contents: title: Frontmatter; title: Title Page; title: Copyright; title: About the Cover; title: Brief Contents; title: Contents; title: Preface; title: Instructors: Student Success Starts with You; title: Students: Get Learning that Fits You; title: Meet the Authors; title: Chapter 1: Introducing Geology, the Essentials of Plate Tectonics, and Other Important Concepts; title: Introduction; title: 1.1 Who Needs Geology?; title: Supplying Things We Need; title: Protecting the Environment; title: Avoiding Geologic Hazards; title: Understanding Our Surroundings; title: 1.2 Earth Systems; title: 1.3 An Overview of Physical Geology—Important Concepts; title: Internal Processes: How the Earth’s Internal Heat Engine Works; title: Earth’s Interior; title: The Theory of Plate Tectonics; title: Divergent Boundaries; title: Convergent Boundaries; title: Transform Boundaries; title: Surficial Processes: The Earth’s External Heat Engine; title: 1.4 Geologic Time; title: Summary; title: Terms to Remember; title: Testing Your Knowledge; title: Expanding Your Knowledge; title: Chapter 2: Atoms, Elements, and Minerals; title: Introduction; title: 2.1 Minerals and Rocks; title: 2.2 Atoms and Elements; title: Ions and Bonding; title: Crystalline Structures; title: The Silica Tetrahedron; title: Nonsilicate Minerals; title: 2.3 Variations in Mineral Structures and Compositions; title: 2.4 The Physical Properties of Minerals; title: Color; title: Streak; title: Luster; title: Hardness; title: External Crystal Form; title: Cleavage; title: Fracture; title: Specific Gravity; title: Special Properties; title: Chemical Tests; title: 2.5 The Many Conditions of Mineral Formation; title: Summary; title: Terms to Remember; title: Testing Your Knowledge; title: Expanding Your Knowledge; title: Chapter 3: Igneous Rocks, the Origin and Evolution of Magma, and Intrusive Activity; title: Introduction; title: 3.1 The Rock Cycle; title: The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics; title: 3.2 Igneous Rocks; title: Classification of Igneous Rocks; title: Igneous Rock Textures; title: Chemistry of Igneous Rocks; title: Identifying Igneous Rocks; title: 3.3 How Magma Forms; title: Heat for Melting Rock; title: The Geothermal Gradient and Partial Melting; title: Decompression Melting; title: Addition of Water (Flux Melting); title: 3.4 How Magmas of Different Compositions Evolve; title: Sequence of Crystallization and Melting; title: Differentiation; title: Partial Melting; title: Assimilation; title: Magma Mixing; title: 3.5 Intrusive Bodies; title: Shallow Intrusive Structures; title: Intrusives that Crystallize at Depth; title: 3.6 Abundance and Distribution of Plutonic Rocks; title: 3.7 Explaining Igneous Activity by Plate Tectonics; title: Igneous Processes at Divergent Boundaries; title: Igneous Processes at Convergent Boundaries; title: Intraplate Igneous Activity; title: Summary; title: Terms to Remember; title: Testing Your Knowledge; title: Expanding Your Knowledge; title: Chapter 4: Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks; title: Introduction; title: 4.1 What are Volcanoes and why should we Study Them?; title: Creation of New Land; title: Geothermal Energy; title: Effect on Climate; title: 4.2 Eruptive Violence and Physical Characteristics of Lava; title: 4.3 The Eruptive Products of Volcanoes; title: Effusive Eruptions; title: Explosive Eruptions; title: 4.4 Types of Volcanoes; title: Shield Volcanoes; title: Cinder Cones; title: Composite Volcanoes; title: Lava Domes; title: Calderas; title: 4.5 Living With Volcanoes; title: Volcanic Hazards; title: Monitoring Volcanoes; title: 4.6 Plate Tectonics and Volcanism; title: Volcanic Activity at Divergent Boundaries; title: Volcanic Activity at Convergent Boundaries; title: Within-Plate Volcanic Activity; title: Summary; title: Terms to Remember; title: Terms Covered in Chapter 3 that are Useful for Chapter 4; title: Testing Your Knowledge; title: Expanding Your Knowledge