About the Book
This lab manual is geared toward an introductory-level college lab, with a heavy focus on students making observations and higher-order thinking questions. Exercises often have students working with data sets, maps, and graphs, with plenty of hands-on activities. You’ll find some of the traditional exercises you’d expect in a physical geology lab manual, but there are also many unique exercises, including ones on critical minerals, frequency of volcanic eruptions, weathering rates, induced seismicity, and more.
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Chapters
Chapter 1: Introduction to Science and Geology
Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics
Chapter 3: Minerals
Chapter 4: Rock Cycle
Chapter 5: Igneous Rocks
Chapter 6: Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 7: Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 8: Earthquakes
Chapter 9: Structures and Deformation
Chapter 10: Geologic Time
Chapter 11: Maps
Chapter 12: Streams
Chapter 13: Landscapes
Chapter 14: Planetary Geology
Chapter 15: Climate Change
Authors and Contributors
This project was led by Dr. Daniel Hauptvogel and Dr. Jinny Sisson, instructional faculty in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department of the University of Houston, and Michael Comas, a former graduate student in our department. Ana Vielma is a graduate student who also assisted
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