Preface
The Introductory Geoscience Virtual Textbook Christopher DiLeonardo Foothill College The Earth Discovery Project Acknowledgements Dedication |
Chapter
One Geoscientists in Action United States Geological Survey online publication http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/scientists/index.html |
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Chapter
Two Earthquakes Earthquakes
United
States Geological SurveyKaye M. Shedlock & Louis C. Pakiser online publications http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq1/ The Severity of an Earthquake United States Geological Survey online publications http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq4/severitygip.html The San Andreas Fault Sandra S. Schulz and Robert E. Wallace United States Geological Survey online publications http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq3/index.html |
Chapter
Three Plate Tectonics The Story of Plate Tectonics W. Jacquelyne Kious and Robert I. Tilling United States Geological Survey online publication http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html |
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Chapter
Four Volcanism Vic Camp San Diego State University NASA/California State University Project ALERT http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/ Volcanoes Robert I. Tilling United States Geological Survey online publication http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes: Past, Present, and Future Robert I. Tilling, Christina Heliker, and Thomas L. Wright United States Geological Survey online publication http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/hawaii/ Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future Robert I. Tilling, Lyn Topinka, and Donald A. Swanson United States Geological Survey online publication http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/msh/ |
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Chapter
Five Streams & Landform Evolution Streamflow and Stream Processes Fluvial Landscapes The Drainage Basin Concept Stream Morphometry from: Fundamentals of Physical Geography Michael Pidwirny Okanogan University College http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/chapter10.html |
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Chapter
Six Environments of Climatic Extremes Introduction to Glaciation Glacial Processes Landforms of Glaciation from: Fundamentals of Physical Geography Michael Pidwirny Okanogan University College http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/chapter10.html Glaciers: Clues to Future Climate Richard S. Williams, Jr. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/glaciers/ online publication Deserts: Geology and Resources A. S. Walker http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/ United States Geological Survey general interest publication (pdf) |
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Chapter
Seven Mountain Building Mountain Building from: Fundamentals of Physical Geography Michael Pidwirny Okanogan University College http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10k.html |
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Chapter
Eight Minerals, Matter & the Earth Chemistry & Minerals from: Geology (the Geosphere!) Windows to the Universe University Corporation for Atmospheric Research http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/ geology.html&edu=high Minerals from: Volcano World University of North Dakota http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/minerals.html |
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Chapter
Nine Crystalline Rocks Igneous Rocks David Jessey and Don Tarman California State Polytechnic University, Pamona California State University and NASA Project ALERT http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/igneous/ignrxs.htm Metamorphic
Rocks Tour
Bruce Perry California State Polytechnic University, Long Beach http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/metarock/HOMEPAGE.htm |
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Chapter
Ten Sedimentary Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Tour Bruce Perry California State Polytechnic University, Long Beach http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/Sedimentary%20Rocks%20Tour/ sedimentary_rocks_tour_homepage.htm |
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Chapter
Eleven Deformation and Earth Structures Deformation of Rock from The Earth And Beyond Stephen A. Nelson Tulane University http://www.earthsci.org/teacher/basicgeol/deform/deform.html |
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Chapter
Twelve Geologic Time How
Do Scientists Measure Earth Age?
Marsha Barber and Diana Schielde Bartos Louisiana Energy & Environmental Resource & Information Center Louisiana State University http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/bgbb/1/measuring.html Fossils,
Rocks and Time
By Lucy E. Edwards and John Pojeta, Jr. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/ United States Geological Survey online publication Geologic
Time
William L. Newman http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/ United States Geological Survey online publication |