Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology

1. Origin of the Universe
2. Origin of the Solar System
3. Continental Drift
4. Plate Tectonics
5. The Formation of Minerals
6. Classification of Minerals
7. The Identification of Minerals
8. Kinds of Rocks
9. Sedimentary Rocks
10. Metamorphic Rocks
11. Volcanic Activity
12. Phases of Volcanic Activity
13. The Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park
14. Mass Wasting—Gravity at Work
15. Mass Wasting Processes
16. Weathering
17. Soils and the Clay Minerals
18. Climate and the Type of Soils
19. Streams—The Major Agent of Erosion
20. Sculpting of the Landscape
21. Stream Erosion in Arid Regions
22. Ice Sculpts the Final Scene
23. Groundwater
24. The Production of Groundwater
25. Karst Topography
26. Groundwater Contamination
27. Rock Deformation
28. The Geologic Structures
29. Faults and Joints
30. Earthquakes
31. Damage from Earthquakes
32. Seismology
33. The Formation of Mountains
34. Orogenic Styles
35. Economic Geology of Coal
36. Economic Geology of Petroleum