2nd Edition
CEE 1030: Introduction to Earth Science
School: University of Iowa (UI )
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Pages: 2Details about the planets and other bodies within the solar system.
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Pages: 2Different kinds of mineral resources, including igneous, metamorphic, and weathering-based.
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Pages: 2What is extinction? What are the different periods of mass extinction and how did it affect the Earth?
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Pages: 3How clouds form and different kinds of precipitation and wind patterns.
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Pages: 4A description of shorelines, coastlines, and different features associated with waves and beaches.
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Pages: 3A description of different kinds of deserts and how the wind shapes desert features.
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Pages: 4A look at different features of glaciers, how glaciers impact the Earth, and different kinds of glacial deposits.
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Pages: 3Different groundwater systems and how groundwater affects the environment and human usage.
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Pages: 3Explanations of the hydrolic cycle and the different features made by running water on the Earth's surface.
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Pages: 3A look at different forms of mass wasting and how the environment is shaped.
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Pages: 2Detailing features of the ocean floor and how continents evolve.
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Pages: 2A description of how plate tectonics affect continent and ocean formation.
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Pages: 3A look at the study of structural geology, including faults and deformations.
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Pages: 3An introduction to principles in geologic dating and the different eons/eras of Earth's history.
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Pages: 3A description of how metamorphic rocks form and the different textures they can take.
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Pages: 3An overview of different types of sedimentary rocks.
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Pages: 3An introduction to Earth's external processes, focusing specifically on the different types of weathering.