Test Bank for Essentials of Geology, 6th Edition, Stephen Marshak,

Test Bank for Essentials of Geology, 6th Edition, Stephen Marshak,

Table of Contents

Prelude: And Just What Is Geology?

1. The Earth in Context

2. The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

3. Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Interlude A: Rock Groups

4. Up from the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

5. The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Interlude B: A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

6. Pages of Earth’s Past: Sedimentary Rocks

7. Metamorphism: A Process of Change

Interlude C: The Rock Cycle

8. A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Interlude D: The Earth’s Interior Revisited: Seismic Layering, the Magnetic Field, and Gravity

9. Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformations and Mountain Building

Interlude E: Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

10. Deep Time: How Old is Old?

11. A Biography of Earth

12. Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Interlude F: An Introduction to Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

13: Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

14. Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water

15. Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

16. A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

17. Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts

18. Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

19. Global Change in the Earth System

Metric Conversion Chart

The Periodic Table of Elements

Glossary

Credits

Index