105-3 The Planet Earth An introduction to the composition and structure of the earth through a study of the physical and chemical processes (weathering, sedimentation, and the plate tectonic cycle) that have operated to produce the earth, its minerals, rocks, landforms, and economic mineral fuel deposits.
(the physical and chemical processes (weathering, sedimentation, and the plate tectonic cycle; have operated; to produce the earth)
the physical and chemical processes (weathering, sedimentation, and the plate tectonic cycle
have operated
to produce the earth