Prelude: And Just What Is Geology?Chapter 1: The Earth in ContextChapter 2: The Way the Earth Works: Plate TectonicsChapter 3: Patterns in Nature: MineralsInterlude A: Rock GroupsChapter 4: Up from the Inferno: Magma and Igneous RocksChapter 5: The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic EruptionsInterlude B: A Surface Veneer: Sediments and SoilsChapter 6: Pages of Earth's Past: Sedimentary RocksChapter 7: Metamorphism: A Process of ChangeInterlude C: The Rock CycleChapter 8: A Violent Pulse: EarthquakesInterlude D: The Earth's Interior Revisited: Insights from GeophysicsChapter 9: Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformations and Mountain BuildingInterlude E: Memories of Past Life: Fossils and EvolutionChapter 10: Deep Time: How Old is Old?Chapter 11: A Biography of EarthChapter 12: Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral ResourcesInterlude F: An Introduction to Landscapes and the Hydrologic CycleChapter 13: Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass MovementsChapter 14: Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running WaterChapter 15: Restless Realm: Oceans and CoastsChapter 16: A Hidden Reserve: GroundwaterChapter 17: Dry Regions: The Geology of DesertsChapter 18: Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice AgesChapter 19: Global Change in the Earth System.