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Practical Earth Science Exercises acquaints students with practical aspects of physical geology, natural hazards, and engineering applications of geology. The scope encompasses material such as world population distribution, classification of solid Earth materials, topographic map interpretation, construction of geologic maps and cross sections, recognition and assessment of volcanic earthquake, flood, and landslide hazards, measurement of earthquake location, magnitude, and intensity, geologic occurrence of petroleum and groundwater resources, groundwater flow dynamics, and adverse effects of groundwater withdrawal. The new third edition of Practical Earth Science Exercises by Jon Nourse, Ernie Roumelis, Jeff Marshall, and Dave Berry: Includes modified / updated exercises based on instructor and student feedback and testing. Features a reorganized chapter sequence so that fundamental concepts and definitions are thoroughly introduced before exercises involving practical applications, natural hazards, geotechnical analysis. Is Flexible! Instructors of introductory level Earth Science, Natural Disasters, and Engineering Geology courses may select various exercises in different sequences to meet the needs of their lecture itinerary. Is Student Friendly! Important terms are highlighted within the text and web links are cited in the exercises for further information on natural disasters.

Table of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgments Part 1: Fundamentals Exercise 1 Plate Boundaries and Global Population Distribution Exercise 2 Mineral Properties and Identification Exercise 3 Identifying Igneous Rocks Exercise 4 Identifying Sedimentary Rocks Exercise 5 Identifying Metamorphic Rocks Exercise 6 Ordering Geologic Events: Laws of Stratigraphy and Crosscutting Relationships 27 Part 2: Practical Applications Exercise 7 Fossil Preservation Exercise 8 Petroleum Geology Exercise 9 Interpretation Topographic Quadrangle Maps Exercise 10 Construction of Topographic Map and Profile Exercise 11 Volcano Profiles, Shapes, Volumes Exercise 12 Construction of Geologic Maps and Geologic Cross Sections Exercise 13 Geology and Groundwater Resources of Alluvial Fans Exercise 14 Water Table Maps, Groundwater Flow, and Seepage Velocity in Unconfined Aquifers Exercise 15 Drawdown and Subsidence When Pumping From Unconfined Aquifers Part 3: Hazard Mitigation and Geotechnical Problems Exercise 16 Volcanic Hazards Exercise 17 Rivers and Flood Hazards Exercise 18 Fault Recognition and Classification; Seismic Hazards Zoning; Building in Earthquake Country Exercise 19 Basic Seismology: Richter Magnitude and Earthquake Epicenter Location; Moment Magnitude and Ground Acceleration Exercise 20 Neotectonics: Fault Slip Rates and Earthquake Recurrence Intervals Exercise 21 Neotectonics: Marine Terrace Uplift Exercise 22 Interpretation of Seismic Hazard and Geologic Quadrangle Maps Exercise 23 Building in Landslide Country: Part I Exercise 24 Building in Landslide Country: Part II Exercise 25 Grading Plans; Cut and Fill Procedures Bibliography


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781524935511
  • Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1524935514
  • Publisher Date: 31 May 2017
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • No of Pages: 277


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