Want to learn more about basic concepts in geology? Curious about a recent geologic event? Interested in studying a subject in depth?

The following chapters will link you to numerous topical class lectures, Web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries.

Topics

1. Forming the Earth
   1. A First Look at Planet Earth
   2. Minerals
   3. Igneous Processes and Igneous Rocks
   4. Volcanoes and Volcanism
   5. Weathering: The Breakdown of Rocks
   6. Sedimentation and Sedimentary Rocks
   7. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
   8. Telling Time Geologically, and A Brief History of Earth and Its Life Forms
2. Shaping the Earth’ Crust
   9. Folds, Faults, and Mountains
   10. Earthquakes
   11. Geophysical Properties of Planet Earth
   12. Plate Tectonics:Creating Oceans and Continents
3. Sculpting the Earth’ Surface
   13. Mass Movement
   14. Streams and Floods
   15. Groundwater
   16. Caves and Karst
   17. Glaciers and Ice Ages
   18. Deserts and Wind Action
   19. Shores and Coastal Processes
   20. Human Use of the Earth’ Resources

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Appendices

• Geologic TimeScale
• Conversion Factors
• Periodic Table of the Elements

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