This page provides an online book Introduction to
Earth Science by Laura Neser that covers the following topics related to Earth
Science : Understanding Science, Plate Tectonics, Minerals, Igneous Processes
and Volcanoes, Weathering, Erosion, and Sedimentary, Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks,
Geologic Time, Earth History, Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes, Mass Wasting,
Water, Coastlines, Deserts, Glaciers, Global Climate Change, Energy and Mineral
Resources, Origin of the Universe and Our Solar System.
Author(s): Laura Neser, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University
This note covers the
following topics: The Solid Earth, Water on the Earth, Glaciers and Ice Ages,
Glaciers and Geography, Ice Ages, Glaciers and the Land, Earthquakes and
Volcanoes, Mountain Building and Crustal Movement, Energy from the Earth, Ocean
Currents and Tides, Basic Properties of the Atmosphere, Atmospheric Circulation
and Weather Systems, Earth in the UniverseThe Solar System, Stars and Galaxies.
This note explains the following topics: Formation of the Element,
Formation of the Solar System and the Chemistry of the Earth, Earth Material,
Igneous Rocks and Volcanoes, Sedimentary Rocks, Fossil Fuel Resources, and
Climate, The Restless Earth, Rock Deformation, Earthquakes and Seismology, The
Earth's Interior, Plate Tectonics, Surface Processes, Groundwater, Stream
Processes and Shore Processes.
A great
variety of processes affect the surface of the Earth. Topics to be covered are
production and movement of surficial materials, soils and soil erosion,
precipitation, streams and lakes, groundwater flow, glaciers and their deposits.