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Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology offers an inquiry and activities-based approach that builds skills and gives students a complete learning experience in the lab. This user-friendly lab manual examines the basic processes of geology and their applications to everyday life, featuring an exceptional illustration program by Dennis Tasa and contributions from over 200 highly regarded geologists and geoscience educators.
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Table of Contents:
Laboratory 1 Filling Your Geoscience Toolbox - ACTIVITY 1.1 A View of Earth from Above
- ACTIVITY 1.2 Finding Latitude and Longitude or UTM Coordinates of a Point
- ACTIVITY 1.3 Plotting a Point on a Map Using UTM Coordinates
- ACTIVITY 1.4 Scaling, Density, and Earth’s Deep Interior
- ACTIVITY 1.5 Investigating Earth’s Highs and Lows
- ACTIVITY 1.6 Unit Conversions, Scientific Notation, and Rates
- ACTIVITY 1.7 Graphing and Interpreting Data
Laboratory 2 Plate Tectonics - ACTIVITY 2.1 Plate Motion from Different Frames of Reference
- ACTIVITY 2.2 Plate Motion and the San Andreas Fault
- ACTIVITY 2.3 Measuring Plate Motion Using GPS
- ACTIVITY 2.4 Hotspots and Plate Motions
- ACTIVITY 2.5 How Earth’s Materials Deform
- ACTIVITY 2.6 Paleomagnetic Stripes and Seafloor Spreading
- ACTIVITY 2.7 Atlantic Seafloor Spreading
- ACTIVITY 2.8 Using Earthquakes to Identify Plate Boundaries
Laboratory 3 Mineral Properties, Identification, and Uses - ACTIVITY 3.1 Mineral Luster, Diaphaneity, Streak, and Color
- ACTIVITY 3.2 Mineral Shape
- ACTIVITY 3.3 Determining the Relative Hardness of a Mineral
- ACTIVITY 3.4 Determining Specific Gravity
- ACTIVITY 3.5 Mineral Analysis, Identification, and Uses
- ACTIVITY 3.6 The Mineral Dependency Crisis
- ACTIVITY 3.7 Urban Ore
Laboratory 4 Rock-Forming Processes and the Rock Cycle - ACTIVITY 4.1 Rock and the Rock Cycle
- ACTIVITY 4.2 Rock Inquiry
- ACTIVITY 4.3 What Are Rocks Made Of?
- ACTIVITY 4.4 Rock-Forming Minerals
- ACTIVITY 4.5 What Are Rock Texture and Fabric?
Laboratory 5 Igneous Rocks and Processes - ACTIVITY 5.1 Igneous Textures
- ACTIVITY 5.2 Investigating Mineral Grain Size in Igneous Rock
- ACTIVITY 5.3 Glassy and Vesicular Textures of Igneous Rock
- ACTIVITY 5.4 Minerals That Form Igneous Rocks
- ACTIVITY 5.5 Estimate the Percentage of Mafic Minerals
- ACTIVITY 5.6 Estimate Mineral Composition of a Phaneritic Rock by Point Counting
- ACTIVITY 5.7 Analysis and Interpretation of Igneous Rock
- ACTIVITY 5.8 Tectonic Setting of Some Major Volcanic Rock Types
- ACTIVITY 5.9 Geologic History of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Laboratory 6 Sedimentary Processes, Rocks, and Environments - ACTIVITY 6.1 Clastic Sediment
- ACTIVITY 6.2 Bioclastic Sediment and Coal
- ACTIVITY 6.3 Sedimentary Rock Inquiry
- ACTIVITY 6.4 Sediment from Source to Sink
- ACTIVITY 6.5 Sediment Analysis, Classification, and Interpretation
- ACTIVITY 6.6 Hand Sample Analysis and Interpretation
- ACTIVITY 6.7 Grand Canyon Outcrop Analysis and Interpretation
- ACTIVITY 6.8 Using the Present to Imagine the Past—Dogs to Dinosaurs
- ACTIVITY 6.9 Using the Present to Imagine the Past—Cape Cod to Kansas
Laboratory 7 Metamorphic Rocks, Processes, and Resources - ACTIVITY 7.1 Metamorphic Rock Inquiry
- ACTIVITY 7.2 Minerals in Metamorphic Rock
- ACTIVITY 7.3 Metamorphic Rock Analysis and Interpretation
- ACTIVITY 7.4 Hand Sample Analysis, Classification, and Origin
- ACTIVITY 7.5 Metamorphic Grades and Facies
Laboratory 8 Dating of Rocks, Fossils, and Geologic Events - ACTIVITY 8.1 Geologic Inquiry for Relative Dating
- ACTIVITY 8.2 Determining Sequence of Events in Geologic Cross-Sections
- ACTIVITY 8.3 Using Fossils to Date Rocks and Events
- ACTIVITY 8.4 Numerical Dating of Rocks and Fossils
- ACTIVITY 8.5 Infer Geologic History from a New Mexico Outcrop
- ACTIVITY 8.6 Investigating a Natural Cross-Section in the Grand Canyon
Laboratory 9 Topographic Maps - ACTIVITY 9.1 Map and Google Earth Inquiry
- ACTIVITY 9.2 Map Locations, Distances, Directions, and Symbols
- ACTIVITY 9.3 Topographic Map Construction
- ACTIVITY 9.4 Topographic Map and Orthoimage Interpretation
- ACTIVITY 9.5 Relief and Gradient (Slope) Analysis
- ACTIVITY 9.6 Topographic Profile Construction
Laboratory 10 Geologic Structures, Maps, and Block Diagrams - ACTIVITY 10.1 Map Contacts and Formations
- ACTIVITY 10.2 Geologic Structures Inquiry
- ACTIVITY 10.3 Fault Analysis Using Orthoimages
- ACTIVITY 10.4 Appalachian Mountains Geologic Map
- ACTIVITY 10.5 Cardboard Model Analysis and Interpretation
- ACTIVITY 10.6 Block Diagram Analysis and Interpretation
Laboratory 11 Earthquake Hazards and Human Risks - ACTIVITY 11.1 Earthquake Hazards Inquiry
- ACTIVITY 11.2 How Seismic Waves Travel Through Earth
- ACTIVITY 11.3 Locate the Epicenter of an Earthquake
- ACTIVITY 11.4 San Andreas Fault Analysis at Wallace Creek
- ACTIVITY 11.5 New Madrid Seismic Zone
Laboratory 12 Stream Processes, Geomorphology, and Hazards - ACTIVITY 12.1 Streamer Inquiry
- ACTIVITY 12.2 Introduction to Stream Processes and Landscapes
- ACTIVITY 12.3 A Mountain Stream
- ACTIVITY 12.4 Escarpments and Stream Terraces
- ACTIVITY 12.5 Meander Evolution on the Rio Grande
- ACTIVITY 12.6 Retreat of Niagara Falls
- ACTIVITY 12.7 Flood Hazard Mapping, Assessment, and Risk
Laboratory 13 Groundwater Processes, Resources, and Risks - ACTIVITY 13.1 Groundwater Inquiry
- ACTIVITY 13.2 Where Is the Nasty Stuff Going?
- ACTIVITY 13.3 Using Data to Map the Flow of Groundwater
- ACTIVITY 13.4 Karst Processes and Topography
- ACTIVITY 13.5 Floridan Aquifer System
- ACTIVITY 13.6 Land Subsidence from Groundwater Withdrawal
Laboratory 14 Glaciers and the Dynamic Cryosphere - ACTIVITY 14.1 The Cryosphere and Sea Ice
- ACTIVITY 14.2 Mountain Glaciers and Glacial Landforms
- ACTIVITY 14.3 Nisqually Glacier Response to Climate Change
- ACTIVITY 14.4 Glacier National Park Investigation
- ACTIVITY 14.5 Some Effects of Continental Glaciation
Laboratory 15 Desert Landforms, Hazards, and Risks - ACTIVITY 15.1 Dryland Inquiry
- ACTIVITY 15.2 Sand Seas of Nebraska and the Arabian Peninsula
- ACTIVITY 15.3 Dryland Lakes of Utah
- ACTIVITY 15.4 Death Valley, California
Laboratory 16 Coastal Processes, Landforms, Hazards, and Risks - ACTIVITY 16.1 Coastline Inquiry
- ACTIVITY 16.2 Introduction to Coastlines
- ACTIVITY 16.3 Coastline Modification at Ocean City, Maryland
- ACTIVITY 16.4 The Threat of Rising Seas
Laboratory 17 Earth’s Dynamic Climate - ACTIVITY 17.1 How Does Rising Temperature Affect Sea Level?
- ACTIVITY 17.2 Melting Ice and Rising Sea Level
- ACTIVITY 17.3 Using Tide Gauge Data to Model Sea-Level Change
- ACTIVITY 17.4 Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
- ACTIVITY 17.5 The Climate Record from Cores
- ACTIVITY 17.6 Local Effects of Sea-Level Rise
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About the Author :
About our author Vince Cronin is an award-winning geoscience educator who has served as a teaching assistant, teacher, or laboratory coordinator for introductory physical geology courses taught at several private and public colleges and universities since 1978. Dr. Cronin is currently Professor of Geosciences at Baylor University and is a licensed and certified professional geologist whose experience in applied and academic geology is quite broad. His research has included plate kinematics, crustal deformation, active faulting, clastic stratigraphy, topics in engineering geoscience, and geoethics.
