Table of Contents

1: Introducing Geology, the Essentials of Plate Tectonics, and Other Important Concepts 2: Atoms, Elements and Minerals 3: Igneous Rocks, Intrusive Activity, and the Origin of Igneous Rocks 4: Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks 5: Weathering and Soil 6: Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks 7: Metamorphism, Metamorphic Rocks, and Hydrothermal Rocks 8: Time and Geology 9: Mass Wasting 10: Streams and Floods 11: Ground Water 12: Glaciers and Glaciation 13: Deserts and Wind Action 14: Waves, Beaches and Coasts 15: Geologic Structures 16: Earthquakes 17: Earth's Interior and Geophysical Properties 18: The Sea Floor 19: Plate Tectonics 20: Mountain Belts and the Continental Crust 21: Geologic Resources 22: The Earth's Companions Appendix A: Identification of Minerals Appendix B: Identification of Rocks Appendix C: The Elements Most Significant to Geology Appendix D: Periodic Table of Elements Appendix E: Selected Conversion Factors Appendix F: Rock Symbols Appendix G: Commonly Used Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

About the Author

Carlos Plummer is a professor at California State University - Sacramento.



Diane Carlson is a professor at California State University - Sacramento.



retired from California State University, Sacramento