Earth lab : exploring the earth sciences /
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| Formato: | Desconocido |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Singapore :
Cengage Learning,
2010.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- LAB 1. 1.Introduction to Plates and Maps
- Introduction to Plates and the Theoryof Plate Tectonics
- Rock Cycle
- Types of Maps
- Map Legend
- Scale
- Referring to Locations on a Map
- 2. Earth Materials and Resources
- LAB 2. Minerals
- Definition of a Mineral
- Properties
- Mineral Identification
- Classification of Minerals
- Silicate Minerals
- Economically Valuable and Useful Minerals
- LAB 3: Igneous Rocks
- Mineralogical and Chemical Composition of Igneous Rocks
- Igneous Textures Reveal How Igneous Rocks Form
- Classification and Identification of Igneous Rocks
- Igneous Rock Masses
- Hydrothermal Veins
- LAB 4: Sedimentary Rocks
- Formation of Sedimentary Rocks
- Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
- Biochemical and Chemical Sedimentary Rocks
- Sedimentary Environments
- Identification and Description of Sedimentary Rocks
- LAB 5: Metamorphic Rocks
- Metamorphic Processes and Types of Metamorphism
- Classifying and Naming Metamorphic Rocks
- Common Minerals of Metamorphic Rocks
- Textures of Metamorphic Rocks
- Temperature and Pressure of Metamorphism
- Identification and Description of Metamorphic Rocks
- Metamorphic Zones Mapping Exercise
- Maps and Time
- LAB 6. Topographic Maps
- Topography and Contours
- Constructing Topographic Maps and Profiles
- Using Topographic Maps
- Aerial Photos Give a View of the Third Dimension
- LAB 7. Geologic Time and Geologic History
- Relative Age
- Geologic History
- Absolute Dating Techniques
- Geologic Time Scale
- LAB 8. Geologic Maps and Structures
- Introduction to Geologic Mapsand Cross Sections
- Structures and Deformation
- Contacts on Geologic Maps
- Interpreting Geologic History from Geologic Maps and Cross Sections
- Drawing a Cross Section
- Making Geologic Maps from Field Investigations
- Mapmaking Simulation
- Earth’s DynamicInterior
- LAB 9. Plate Tectonics
- Plate Boundaries
- Wandering Continents
- LAB 10. Earthquakes and Seismology
- Earthquake Hazards
- The Origin of Earthquakes
- Magnitude
- Locating an Earthquake
- Earth’s Surface
- LAB 11. Landslides and Mass Movements
- Mass Wasting Is Hazardous
- Factors Influencing Mass Wasting
- Types of Mass Wasting
- LAB 12. Streams and Rivers
- Stream Gradient and Sinuosity
- Stream Erosion and Its Stages
- Flooding
- LAB 13. Groundwater and Karst Topography
- Porosity
- Permeability and Flow Rate
- Water Table, Groundwater Flow,and Wells
- Groundwater Depletion
- Groundwater Contamination
- Groundwater Causes Erosion by Solution
- LAB 14. Shorelines and Oceans
- The Edge of the Oceans
- Shorelines
- Ocean Currents
- Ocean Salinity and Deep Ocean Currents
- Weather, Climate,and Their Effects
- LAB 15. Atmosphere and Climate
- The Earth–Sun Relationship
- Wind and Coriolis Effect
- Past Climate Fluctuations
- Earth’s Energy Budget and the Greenhouse Effect
- Radiative Forcing and Anthropogenic Warming
- Ozone Layer
- LAB 16. Weather
- Conditions of the Air
- El Niño—La Niña
- LAB 17. Glaciers and Glaciation
- Glacier Types and Their Movement
- Landforms Resulting from Glaciation
- Climate Change and Glaciers
- LAB 18. Deserts and Arid Landscapes
- Types of Deserts 420Wind Transport and Erosion
- Depositional Desert Landforms
- Combined Landscapes
- Desertification – APPENDIX. Scientific Methods
- Special Features of the Earth Sciences
- Apply the Scientific Method to Your Own Life.