GEOS: A Physical Geology Lab Manual for California Community Colleges

by Chloe Branciforte & Emily Haddad

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Within this manual we have worked to curate the most current content, websites, data, and resources available for introductory geology community college students. The twenty (20) distinct chapters provide flexibility and allow selection based on need.

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Publisher
Ventura College & East Los Angeles College
Subjects
Geosciences, Geology
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. Title Page
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Preface
  7. About the Authors
  8. 1: An Introduction to Science and the Geosciences
  9. 1.1: Front Matter
  10. 1.2: Activity 1A - Thinking Like a Geoscientist
  11. 1.3: Activity 1B - Connections Between the Reservoirs
  12. 1.4: Activity 1C - Earth Cycles
  13. 1.5: Activity 1D - Making Geological Observations
  14. 1.6: Activity 1E - Measurements in Geology
  15. 1.7: Activity 1F - Taking Measurements
  16. 1.8: Activity 1G - Measuring Angles
  17. 1.9: Activity 1H - Rates of Change
  18. 2: Imagery and Maps in the Geosciences
  19. 2.1: Front Matter
  20. 2.2: Activity 2A - Drawing Contour Lines
  21. 2.3: Activity 2B- Topographic Map of Death Valley National Park
  22. 2.4: Activity 2C- Reading a Topographic Map of Yosemite Valley
  23. 2.5: Activity 2D- Latitude and Longitude
  24. 2.6: Activity 2E- Latitude and Longitude on Topographic Maps
  25. 2.7: Activity 2F- Constructing a Topographic Profile
  26. 2.8: Activity 2G- How to Use Google Earth
  27. 3: Minerals and Mineral Identification
  28. 3.1: Front Matter - Minerals and Mineral Identification
  29. 3.2: Activity 3A- Assessing Hardness Values of Minerals
  30. 3.3: Activity 3B - Assessing Crystal Shape/Form
  31. 3.4: Activity 3C - Assessing Breakage
  32. 3.5: Activity 3D- Mineral Identification Chart
  33. 3.6: Mineral Appendix- Common Minerals and their Properties
  34. 4: The Internal Earth
  35. 4.1: Front Matter
  36. 4.2: Activity 4A - The Structure of Internal Earth
  37. 5: Plate Tectonics
  38. 5.1: Front Matter
  39. 5.2: Activity 5A- Plate Motion and Evidence
  40. 5.3: Activity 5B- Hot Spots
  41. 5.4: Activity 5C- Plate Densities
  42. 5.5: Activity 5D- Concept Sketches and Plate Boundaries
  43. 5.6: Activity 5E - Plate Boundaries
  44. 6: Earthquakes
  45. 6.1: Front Matter
  46. 6.2: Activity 6A - Locating an Epicenter
  47. 6.3: Activity 6B - Liquefaction
  48. 6.4: Activity 6C - Earthquakes and Faults in California
  49. 6.5: Activity 6D - Earthquakes and the Bay Area
  50. 6.6: Appendix - Earthquakes in California Resources
  51. 7: Igneous Rocks and Processes
  52. 7.1: Front Matter
  53. 7.2: Activity 7A - The Mafic Color Index (MCI)
  54. 7.3: Activity 7B - Determining Igneous Textures
  55. 7.4: Activity 7C - Determining Igneous Rock Compositions
  56. 7.5: Activity 7D - Determining Textures and Compositions from Samples
  57. 7.6: Activity 7E- Identifying Igneous Rocks
  58. 7.7: Activity 7F - Igneous Rocks in Yosemite National Park
  59. 8: Volcanoes and Volcanic Activity
  60. 8.1: Front Matter
  61. 8.2: Activity 8A - Concept Sketches and Volcanoes
  62. 8.3: Activity 8B - Magma Generation and Plate Tectonics
  63. 8.4: Activity 8C - Association of Magma Type with Tectonic Setting
  64. 8.5: Activity 8D - Magma Viscosity
  65. 8.6: Activity 8E - Volcanic Landforms
  66. 8.7: Activity 8F- Volcanic Hazards
  67. 8.8: Activity 8G- Volcanic Materials
  68. 9: Surface Water Processes
  69. 9.1: Front Matter
  70. 9.2: Activity 9A- Recurrence Intervals and the Russian River
  71. 9.3: Activity 9B- Surface Water on Mars
  72. 9.4: Activity 9C- Surface Water on Earth
  73. 9.5: Activity 9D- The Great Flood of California (1862)
  74. 10: Landslides and Mass Wasting
  75. 10.1: Front Matter
  76. 10.2: Activity 10A - Concept Sketches and Mass Wasting
  77. 10.3: Activity 10B - Can a House Contribute to Slope Failure?
  78. 10.4: Activity 10C - Mass Wasting in California
  79. 11: Sedimentary Rocks and Processes
  80. 11.1: Front Matter
  81. 11.2: Activity 11A - Concept Sketches and Sedimentary Processes
  82. 11.3: Activity 11B- Identifying Sedimentary Rocks
  83. 11.4: Activity 11C- Identifying Depositional Environments
  84. 12: Groundwater Processes
  85. 12.1: Front Matter
  86. 12.2: Activity 12A - Groundwater Flow
  87. 12.3: Activity 12B - Caves and Karst in California
  88. 12.4: Activity 12C - Karst Topography and Topographic Maps
  89. 13: Metamorphic Rocks and Processes
  90. 13.1: Front Matter
  91. 13.2: Activity 13A- Identifying Metamorphic Textures
  92. 13.3: Activity 13B- Interpreting Metamorphic Index Minerals
  93. 13.4: Activity 13C- Determining Metamorphic Environments
  94. 13.5: Activity 13D- Exploring Metamorphic Environments in Google Earth
  95. 13.6: Activity 13E- Metamorphic Rock Identification
  96. 13.7: Activity 13F- Google Virtual Field Trip- Serpentinite and Blueschist
  97. 14: Geologic Time
  98. 14.1: Front Matter
  99. 14.2: Activity 14A - Relative Dating and Geologic History Diagrams
  100. 14.3: Activity 14B - Relative Dating of Rocks
  101. 14.4: Activity 14C - T-charts, Decay Curves, and Half-lives
  102. 14.5: Activity 14D - Applying Numeric Dating
  103. 14.6: Activity 14E - Assembling Geologic Time
  104. 15: Geological Structures
  105. 15.1: Front Matter
  106. 15.2: Activity 15A - Reading and Interpreting geologic Map Symbology
  107. 15.3: Activity 15B - Reading and Interpreting Block Diagrams
  108. 15.4: Activity 15C - Geologic Structure Identification
  109. 15.5: Activity 15D- Google Earth and Structures
  110. 16: Geological Maps and Cross-sections
  111. 16.1: Introduction to Geological Maps and Cross-sections
  112. 16.2: Activity 16A - Navigating the Azimuth and Quadrant Systems
  113. 16.3: Activity 16B- Strike and Dip
  114. 16.4: Activity 16C- Geologic Map of California
  115. 16.5: Activity 16D- Murky Mists Mountain Geologic Map and Cross-section
  116. 16.6: Activity 16E- Delightful Dells Geological Paradise Geologic Map
  117. 16.7: Activity 16F- Four-River Ridge Geologic Map
  118. 16.8: Activity 16G- Geologic Map of Yosemite Valley
  119. 17: Coastal Processes and Landforms
  120. 17.1: Front Matter
  121. 17.2: Activity 17A - Identifying Coastal Landforms
  122. 18: Desert Processes and Landforms
  123. 18.1: Front Matter
  124. 18.2: Activity 18A- Identifying Desert Landforms
  125. 18.3: Activity 18B- Identifying Sand Dunes
  126. 18.4: Activity 18C - Identifying Desert Categories
  127. 19: Glacial Processes and Landforms
  128. 19.1: Front Matter
  129. 19.2: Activity 19A- Yosemite National Park and Glacial Landforms
  130. 19.3: Activity 19B- Identifying Continental Glacier Landforms
  131. 20: Climate Change
  132. 20.1: Front Matter
  133. 20.2: Activity 20A- Concept Sketches and Climate Change
  134. 20.3: Activity 20B- Drought and Wildfires in California
  135. 20.4: Activity 20C- Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
  136. 20.5: Activity 20D- Cryosphere and Climate Change –Ice Cores
  137. 20.6: Activity 20E - Cryosphere and Climate Change – Sea Ice
  138. Back Matter
  139. Index
  140. Detailed Licensing