The Lab Book
Problem Solving in Geology
2nd Edition
Published on 28. February 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-0-13-624586-5 (ISBN)
Description
For the laboratory course accompanying a first-year Physical Geology or Geoscience course. Useful in courses in Environmental Geology or Engineering Geology.
Designed to be used with any physical geology textbook or collection of course materials, this stand-alone lab manual features 68 exercises covering 19 key geologic topics-all in true workbook format so that students can complete lab activities right in the manual. Unique and intuitive, the exercises teach students basic geologic field and lab skills, and are based on the principles of scientific inquiry that challenge students to think beyond the activity at hand to the larger questions of applied geologic work. This lab manual features high-quality, truly useful maps, diagrams, and photos, and does not attempt to repeat the amount of text available in the students' textbook.
Designed to be used with any physical geology textbook or collection of course materials, this stand-alone lab manual features 68 exercises covering 19 key geologic topics-all in true workbook format so that students can complete lab activities right in the manual. Unique and intuitive, the exercises teach students basic geologic field and lab skills, and are based on the principles of scientific inquiry that challenge students to think beyond the activity at hand to the larger questions of applied geologic work. This lab manual features high-quality, truly useful maps, diagrams, and photos, and does not attempt to repeat the amount of text available in the students' textbook.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 277 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
803 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-624586-5 (9780136245865)
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Previous edition
Book
09/1995
9th Edition
Prentice-Hall
€30.94
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Content
I. ROCK EVOLUTION.
Minerals and Rocks.
Exercise 1: The Rock System.
II. MAPPING THE EARTH.
Topographic Maps.
Exercise 2: Location on Topographic Maps. Exercise 3: Working with Topographic Maps. Exercise 4: Drawing Contours and Making Topographic Profiles. Exercise 5: Using Topographic Maps: A Road Rally.
Air Photos.
Exercise 6: Aerial Photography. Exercise 7: Environmental Analysis Using Air Photos.
Geologic Maps, Structures, and Earth History.
Exercise 8: Dip and Strike. Exercise 9: Horizontally-Layered Rocks. Exercise 10: Folded Rocks. Exercise 11: The Rule of Vs. Exercise 12: Folded and Faulted Rocks. Exercise 13: Unconformities and Interpretation of Geologic Sections.
Seismic Reflections Reveal Subsurface Geology.
Exercise 14: Reflection Arrivals and Calculation of Distances. Exercise 15: Reflections and Several Layers. Exercise 16: Seismic Traverse of Challenger Knoll, Gulf of Mexico. Exercise 17: Multiple Reflections.
III. SURFICIAL PROCESSES AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
Landslides.
Exercise 18: Slumps. Exercise 19: Debris Slide at Madison Canyon, Montana. Exercise 20: Landslide in the Gros Ventre River Valley, Wyoming. Exercise 21: Landslide on the Sherman Glacier, Southern Alaska. Exercise 22: Evaluating a Building Site. Exercise 23: Rock Fall in the Shoshone Canyon, Wyoming. Exercise 24: Photo Identification of Types of Landslides.
Streams.
Exercise 25: The Long-valley Profile. Exercise 26: Drainage Basins. Exercise 27: The Stream Channel Cross Section. Exercise 28: Calculation of Stream Discharge. Exercise 29: Floods. Exercise 30: Flood Frequency.
Ground Water.
Exercise 31: Porosity. Exercise 32: Permeability. Exercise 33: The Water Table. Exercise 34: Aquifers and Aquitards. Exercise 35: Mapping the Water Table. Exercise 36: Pollution and Ground Water Flow.
Glaciation.
Exercise 37: Mountain Glacial Features in the Mount Whitney, California, Area. Exercise 38: Glacial Features of Yosemite National Park. Exercise 39: A Continental Recessional Moraine and Its Outwash Plain. Exercise 40: Two Types of Subglacial Hills Formed by Continental Glaciation. Exercise 41: Rate of Glacier Retreat. Exercise 42: Photo Review of Some Glacially-formed Features.
Beaches.
Exercise 43: Waves and Longshore Currents. Exercise 44: Hurricane Beach Erosion, Galveston, Texas. Exercise 45: A Sedimentary Budget: Santa Barbara Littoral Cell. Exercise 46: Changes at Santa Monica Pier, California. Exercise 47: Changes in Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey: 1839-1994.
IV. PLATE TECTONICS.
Earthquakes and Seismic Risk.
Exercise 48: Locating Earthquakes. Exercise 49: Assessing Seismic Risk.
Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards.
Exercise 50: Comparison of Volcanic Types. Exercise 51: Volcanic Hazards. Exercise 52: Volcanism on Mars.
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics.
Exercise 53: Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries. Exercise 54: Relation of Volcanoes to Plate Tectonics.
Plate Movements.
Exercise 55: Plate Movements. Exercise 56: The American-Pacific Plate Boundary in California. Exercise 57: The Hawaiian Islands and Movement of the Pacific Plate.
V. EARTH MATERIALS.
Rock-forming Minerals.
Exercise 58: Physical Properties of Minerals. Exercise 59: Identifying Minerals.
Igneous Rocks.
Exercise 60: Igneous Rock Texture. Exercise 61: Igneous Rock Composition and Identification.
Sedimentary Rocks.
Exercise 62: Sedimentary Rock Texture. Exercise 63: Sedimentary Rock Composition and Identification.
Metamorphic Rocks.
Exercise 64: Metamorphic Rock Texture. Exercise 65: Metamorphic Rock Composition and Identification.
Common Rocks in the Field.
Exercise 66: Identifying Rocks by Family and Type: A Review. Exercise 67: Rocks Used as Building Stone. Exercise 68: A Field Trip: Introduction to the Building Stones of Campus or Town.
Glossary/Index.
Minerals and Rocks.
Exercise 1: The Rock System.
II. MAPPING THE EARTH.
Topographic Maps.
Exercise 2: Location on Topographic Maps. Exercise 3: Working with Topographic Maps. Exercise 4: Drawing Contours and Making Topographic Profiles. Exercise 5: Using Topographic Maps: A Road Rally.
Air Photos.
Exercise 6: Aerial Photography. Exercise 7: Environmental Analysis Using Air Photos.
Geologic Maps, Structures, and Earth History.
Exercise 8: Dip and Strike. Exercise 9: Horizontally-Layered Rocks. Exercise 10: Folded Rocks. Exercise 11: The Rule of Vs. Exercise 12: Folded and Faulted Rocks. Exercise 13: Unconformities and Interpretation of Geologic Sections.
Seismic Reflections Reveal Subsurface Geology.
Exercise 14: Reflection Arrivals and Calculation of Distances. Exercise 15: Reflections and Several Layers. Exercise 16: Seismic Traverse of Challenger Knoll, Gulf of Mexico. Exercise 17: Multiple Reflections.
III. SURFICIAL PROCESSES AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
Landslides.
Exercise 18: Slumps. Exercise 19: Debris Slide at Madison Canyon, Montana. Exercise 20: Landslide in the Gros Ventre River Valley, Wyoming. Exercise 21: Landslide on the Sherman Glacier, Southern Alaska. Exercise 22: Evaluating a Building Site. Exercise 23: Rock Fall in the Shoshone Canyon, Wyoming. Exercise 24: Photo Identification of Types of Landslides.
Streams.
Exercise 25: The Long-valley Profile. Exercise 26: Drainage Basins. Exercise 27: The Stream Channel Cross Section. Exercise 28: Calculation of Stream Discharge. Exercise 29: Floods. Exercise 30: Flood Frequency.
Ground Water.
Exercise 31: Porosity. Exercise 32: Permeability. Exercise 33: The Water Table. Exercise 34: Aquifers and Aquitards. Exercise 35: Mapping the Water Table. Exercise 36: Pollution and Ground Water Flow.
Glaciation.
Exercise 37: Mountain Glacial Features in the Mount Whitney, California, Area. Exercise 38: Glacial Features of Yosemite National Park. Exercise 39: A Continental Recessional Moraine and Its Outwash Plain. Exercise 40: Two Types of Subglacial Hills Formed by Continental Glaciation. Exercise 41: Rate of Glacier Retreat. Exercise 42: Photo Review of Some Glacially-formed Features.
Beaches.
Exercise 43: Waves and Longshore Currents. Exercise 44: Hurricane Beach Erosion, Galveston, Texas. Exercise 45: A Sedimentary Budget: Santa Barbara Littoral Cell. Exercise 46: Changes at Santa Monica Pier, California. Exercise 47: Changes in Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey: 1839-1994.
IV. PLATE TECTONICS.
Earthquakes and Seismic Risk.
Exercise 48: Locating Earthquakes. Exercise 49: Assessing Seismic Risk.
Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards.
Exercise 50: Comparison of Volcanic Types. Exercise 51: Volcanic Hazards. Exercise 52: Volcanism on Mars.
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics.
Exercise 53: Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries. Exercise 54: Relation of Volcanoes to Plate Tectonics.
Plate Movements.
Exercise 55: Plate Movements. Exercise 56: The American-Pacific Plate Boundary in California. Exercise 57: The Hawaiian Islands and Movement of the Pacific Plate.
V. EARTH MATERIALS.
Rock-forming Minerals.
Exercise 58: Physical Properties of Minerals. Exercise 59: Identifying Minerals.
Igneous Rocks.
Exercise 60: Igneous Rock Texture. Exercise 61: Igneous Rock Composition and Identification.
Sedimentary Rocks.
Exercise 62: Sedimentary Rock Texture. Exercise 63: Sedimentary Rock Composition and Identification.
Metamorphic Rocks.
Exercise 64: Metamorphic Rock Texture. Exercise 65: Metamorphic Rock Composition and Identification.
Common Rocks in the Field.
Exercise 66: Identifying Rocks by Family and Type: A Review. Exercise 67: Rocks Used as Building Stone. Exercise 68: A Field Trip: Introduction to the Building Stones of Campus or Town.
Glossary/Index.