PREFACE CHAPTER 1 Earth as a Planet CHAPTER 2 Earth Materials CHAPTER 3 How Old Is Old? The Rock Record and Geologic Time CHAPTER 4 Plate Tectonics CHAPTER 5 Earthquakes and Earth's Interior CHAPTER 6 Volcanos and Igneous Rock CHAPTER 7 Weathering and Erosion CHAPTER 8 From Sediment to Sedimentary Rock CHAPTER 9 Folds, Faults, and Geological Maps CHAPTER 10 Metamorphism: New Rock from Old CHAPTER 11 Water On and Under the Ground CHAPTER 12 The Ocean and the Atmosphere CHAPTER 13 Climactic Extremes: Deserts and Glaciers CHAPTER 14 Earth's Climates: Past, Present, Future CHAPTER 15 A Brief History of Life on Earth CHAPTER 16 Understanding Life's Resources Appendix A: Units and Their Conversions Appendix B: Periodic Table of Elements Appendix C: Tables of the Properties of Selected Common Minerals Appendix D: Self-Test Answers Glossary.