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Physical Geology and the Environment

Charles C. Plummer, California State University at Sacramento
David McGeary, California State University at Sacremento
Diane Carlson, California State University at Sacremento
Carolyn Eyles, McMaster University
Nick Eyles, University of Toronto

Part I: HOW PLANET EARTH WORKS
	Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology
	Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics
	Chapter 3: Earthquakes
	Chapter 4: The Earth’s Interior

Part II: EARTH MATERIALS
	Chapter 5: Atoms, Elements, and Minerals
	Chapter 6: Igneous Rocks, Intrusive Activity, and the Origin of Igneous Rocks
	Chapter 7: Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks
	Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil
	Chapter 9: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
	Chapter 10: Metamorphism, Metamorphic Rocks, and Hydrothermal Rocks
	Chapter 11: Geologic Resources

Part III: EARTH’S DYNAMIC SURFACE
	Chapter 12: Geologic Structures
	Chapter 13: Mass Wasting
	Chapter 14: Streams and Floods
	Chapter 15: Ground Water
	Chapter 16: Glaciers and Glaciation
	Chapter 17: Deserts and Wind Action
	Chapter 18: Waves, Beaches, and Coasts

Part IV: EARTH HISTORY AND TIME
	Chapter 19: Time and Geology
	Chapter 20: Geological History of Canada

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