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Tables of Contents for Geode II
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xii
 
Introduction
1
10
UNIT 1 Earth Materials
11
46
Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks
13
18
Rocks: Materials of the Lithosphere
31
26
UNIT 2 Earth's External Processes
57
62
Landscapes Fashioned by Water
59
34
Glacial and Arid Landscapes
93
26
UNIT 3 Earth's Internal Processes
119
90
Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory
121
30
Restless Earth; Earthquakes, Geologic Structures, and Mountain Building
151
32
Fires Within: Igneous Activity
183
26
UNIT 4 Deciphering Earth's History
209
24
Geologic Time
211
22
UNIT 5 The Global Ocean
233
44
Oceans: The Last Frontier
235
18
The Restless Ocean
253
24
UNIT 6 The Atmosphere
277
106
Heating the Atmosphere
279
28
Clouds and Precipitation
307
30
The Atmosphere in Motion
337
20
Weather Patterns and Severe Weather
357
26
UNIT 7 Earth's Place in the Universe
383
59
The Nature of the Solar System
385
34
Beyond the Solar System
419
23
Appendix A Metric and English Units Compared
442
1
Appendix B Mineral Identification Key
443
3
Appendix C Relative Humidity and Dew Point Tables
446
2
Appendix D Earth's Grid System
448
3
Glossary
451
10
Index
461