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Preface 1 Earth as a Planet 2 2 Earth Materials 34 3 How Old is Old? The Rock Record and Geologic Time 64 4 Plate Tectonics 92 5 Earthquakes and Earth???s Interior 118 6 Volcanoes and Igneous Rocks 150 7 Weathering and Erosion 188 8 From Sediment to Sedimentary Rock 218 9 Folds, Faults, and Geological Maps 248 10 Metamorphism: New Rock from Old 278 11 Water On and Under the Ground 306 12 The Ocean and the Atmosphere 344 13 Climatic Extremes: Deserts and Glaciers 384 14 Earth???s Climates: Past, Present, Future 416 15 A Brief History of Life on Earth 454 16 Understanding Earth???s Resources 492 Appendix A: Units and Their Conversions 526 Appendix B: Periodic Table of Elements 528 Appendix C: Tables of the Properties of Selected Common Minerals 529 Appendix D: Self–Test Answers 532 Glossary 533 Table and Line Art Credits 538 Photo Credits 540 Index 545