Test Bank for Physical Geology, 16th Edition, Charles (Carlos) Plummer, Diane Carlson, Lisa Hammersley

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Test Bank for Physical Geology, 16th Edition, Charles (Carlos) Plummer, Diane Carlson, Lisa Hammersley

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introducing Geology, the Essentials of Plate Tectonics, and Other Important Concepts
Chapter 2: Atoms, Elements and Minerals
Chapter 3: Igneous Rocks, the Origin and Evolution of Magma, and Intrusive Activity
Chapter 4: Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks
Chapter 5: Weathering and Soil
Chapter 6: Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 7: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 8: Time and Geology
Chapter 9: Mass Wasting
Chapter 10: Streams and Floods
Chapter 11: Ground Water
Chapter 12: Glaciers and Glaciation
Chapter 13: Deserts and Wind Action
Chapter 14: Waves, Beaches, and Coasts
Chapter 15: Geologic Structures
Chapter 16: Earthquakes
Chapter 17: Earth’s Interior and Geophysical Properties
Chapter 18: The Sea Floor
Chapter 19: Plate Tectonics—The Unifying Theory
Chapter 20: Mountain Belts and the Continental Crust
Chapter 21: Global Climate Change
Chapter 22: Resources
Chapter 23: The Earth’s Companions
Appendix A: Identification of Minerals
Appendix B: Identification of Rocks
Appendix C: The Elements Most Significant to Geology
Appendix D: Periodic Table of Elements
Appendix E: Selected Conversion Factors
Appendix F: Rock Symbols
Appendix G: Commonly Used Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots