Test Bank for GEOL, 2nd Edition

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0471264423
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0471264422
• Author:  Richard Foster Flint

Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciation, groundwater, streams, coasts, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada, especially British Columbia, and also includes a chapter devoted to the geological history of western Canada. The book is a collaboration of faculty from Earth Science departments at Universities and Colleges across British Columbia and elsewhere.

Table of contents:

1. Chapter 1 Introduction to Geology

   1. 1.1 What is Geology?

   2. 1.2 Why Study Earth?

   3. 1.3 What Do Geologists Do?

   4. 1.4 Minerals and Rocks

   5. 1.5 Fundamentals of Plate Tectonics

   6. 1.6 Geological Time

   7. Summary

2. Chapter 2 Minerals

   1. 2.1 Electrons, Protons, Neutrons, and Atoms

   2. 2.2 Bonding and Lattices

   3. 2.3 Mineral Groups

   4. 2.4 Silicate Minerals

   5. 2.5 Formation of Minerals

   6. 2.6 Mineral Properties

   7. Summary

3. Chapter 3 Intrusive Igneous Rocks

   1. 3.1 The Rock Cycle

   2. 3.2 Magma and Magma Formation

   3. 3.3 Crystallization of Magma

   4. 3.4 Classification of Igneous Rock

   5. 3.5 Intrusive Igneous Bodies

   6. Summary

4. Chapter 4 Volcanism

   1. 4.1 Plate Tectonics and Volcanism

   2. 4.2 Magma Composition and Eruption Style

   3. 4.3 Types of Volcanoes

   4. 4.4 Volcanic Hazards

   5. 4.5 Monitoring Volcanoes and Predicting Eruptions

   6. 4.6 Volcanoes in British Columbia

   7. Summary

5. Chapter 5 Weathering and Soil

   1. 5.1 Mechanical Weathering

   2. 5.2 Chemical Weathering

   3. 5.3 The Products of Weathering and Erosion

   4. 5.4 Weathering and the Formation of Soil

   5. 5.5 The Soils of Canada

   6. 5.6 Weathering and Climate Change

   7. Summary

6. Chapter 6 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

   1. 6.1 Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

   2. 6.2 Chemical Sedimentary Rocks

   3. 6.3 Depositional Environments and Sedimentary Basins

   4. 6.4 Sedimentary Structures and Fossils

   5. 6.5 Groups, Formations, and Members

   6. Summary

7. Chapter 7 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

   1. 7.1 Controls Over Metamorphic Processes

   2. 7.2 Classification of Metamorphic Rocks

   3. 7.3 Plate Tectonics and Metamorphism

   4. 7.4 Regional Metamorphism

   5. 7.5 Contact Metamorphism and Hydrothermal Processes

   6. Summary

   7. Review of Minerals and Rocks

      Steven Earle

8. Chapter 8 Measuring Geological Time

   1. 8.1 The Geological Time Scale

   2. 8.2 Relative Dating Methods

   3. 8.3 Dating Rocks Using Fossils

   4. 8.4 Isotopic Dating Methods

   5. 8.5 Other Dating Methods

   6. 8.6 Understanding Geological Time

   7. Summary

9. Chapter 9 Earth’s Interior

   1. 9.1 Understanding Earth Through Seismology

   2. 9.2 The Temperature of Earth’s Interior

   3. 9.3 Earth’s Magnetic Field

   4. 9.4 Isostasy

   5. Summary

10. Chapter 10 Plate Tectonics

    1. 10.1 Alfred Wegener: The Father of Plate Tectonics

    2. 10.2 Global Geological Models of the Early 20th Century

    3. 10.3 Geological Renaissance of the Mid-20th Century

    4. 10.4 Plate, Plate Motions, and Plate Boundary Processes

    5. 10.5 Mechanisms for Plate Motion

    6. Summary

11. Chapter 11 Earthquakes

    1. 11.1 What is an Earthquake?

    2. 11.2 Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics

    3. 11.3 Measuring Earthquakes

    4. 11.4 The Impacts of Earthquakes

    5. 11.5 Forecasting Earthquakes and Minimizing Damage and Casualties

    6. Summary

12. Chapter 12 Geological Structures

    1. 12.1 Stress and Strain

    2. 12.2 Folding

    3. 12.3 Fracturing and Faulting

    4. 12.4 Measuring Geological Structures

    5. Summary

13. Chapter 13 Streams and Floods

    1. 13.1 The Hydrological Cycle

    2. 13.2 Drainage Basins

    3. 13.3 Stream Erosion and Deposition

    4. 13.4 Stream Types

    5. 13.5 Flooding

    6. Summary

14. Chapter 14 Groundwater

    1. 14.1 Groundwater and Aquifers

    2. 14.2 Groundwater Flow

    3. 14.3 Groundwater Extraction

    4. 14.4 Groundwater Quality

    5. Summary

15. Chapter 15 Mass Wasting

    1. 15.1 Factors That Control Slope Stability

    2. 15.2 Classification of Mass Wasting

    3. 15.3 Preventing, Delaying, Monitoring, and Mitigating Mass Wasting

    4. Summary

16. Chapter 16 Glaciation

    1. 16.1 Glacial Periods in Earth’s History

    2. 16.2 How Glaciers Work

    3. 16.3 Glacial Erosion

    4. 16.4 Glacial Deposition

    5. Summary

17. Chapter 17 Shorelines

    1. 17.1 Waves

    2. 17.2 Landforms and Coastal Erosion

    3. 17.3 Landforms and Coastal Deposition

    4. 17.4 Sea-Level Change

    5. 17.5 Human Interference with Shorelines

    6. Summary

18. Chapter 18 Geology of the Oceans

    1. 18.1 The Topography of the Sea Floor

    2. 18.2 The Geology of the Oceanic Crust

    3. 18.3 Sea-Floor Sediments

    4. 18.4 Ocean Water

    5. Summary

19. Chapter 19 Climate Change

    1. 19.1 What Makes the Climate Change?

    2. 19.2 Anthropogenic Climate Change

    3. 19.3 Implications of Climate Change

    4. Summary

20. Chapter 20 Geological Resources

    1. 20.1 Metal Deposits

    2. 20.2 Industrial Materials

    3. 20.3 Fossil Fuels

    4. 20.4 Diamonds

    5. Summary

21. Chapter 21 Geological History of Western Canada

    1. 21.1 Geological History of Canada

    2. 21.2 Western Canada during the Precambrian

    3. 21.3 Western Canada during the Paleozoic

    4. 21.4 Western Canada during the Mesozoic

    5. 21.5 Western Canada During the Cenozoic

    6. Summary

22. Chapter 22 The Origin of Earth and the Solar System

    1. 22.1 Starting with a Big Bang

       Karla Panchuk

    2. 22.2 Forming Planets from the Remnants of Exploding Stars

       Karla Panchuk

    3. 22.3 How to Build a Solar System

       Karla Panchuk

    4. 22.4 Earth’s First 2 Billion Years

       Karla Panchuk

    5. 22.5 Are There Other Earths?

       Karla Panchuk

    6. Summary

       Karla Panchuk

23. Glossary

24. About the Author

25. Appendix 1: List of Geologically Important Elements and the Periodic Table

26. Appendix 2: Answers to Review Questions

27. Appendix 3: Answers to Exercises

28. Links for Print Edition

29. Versioning History

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