Geology For Dummies. Alecia M. Spooner

target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="#u2b3f81df-7282-5062-9e14-501d1a353d59">Chapter 18: Time before Time Began: The Precambrian In the Beginning … Earth’s Creation from a Nebulous Cloud Addressing Archean Rocks Originating with Orogens: Supercontinents of the Proterozoic Eon Single Cells, Algal Mats, and the Early Atmosphere Questioning the Earliest Complex Life: The Ediacaran Fauna Chapter 19: Teeming with Life: The Paleozoic Era Exploding with Life: The Cambrian Period Building Reefs All Over the Place Spinal Tapping: Animals with Backbones Planting Roots: Early Plant Evolution Tracking the Geologic Events of the Paleozoic Chapter 20: Mesozoic World: When Dinosaurs Dominated Driving Pangaea Apart at the Seams Repopulating the Seas after Extinction The Symbiosis of Flowers Recognizing All the Mesozoic Reptiles Climbing the Dinosaur Family Tree Flocking Together: The Evolutionary Road to Birds Laying the Groundwork for Later Dominance: Early Mammal Evolution Chapter 21: The Cenozoic Era: Mammals Take Over Putting Continents in Their Proper (Okay, Current) Places Entering the Age of Mammals Living Large: Massive Mammals Then and Now Right Here, Right Now: The Reign of Homo Sapiens Arguing for the Anthropocene Chapter 22: And Then There Were None: Major Extinction Events in Earth’s History Explaining Extinctions End Times, at Least Five Times Modern Extinctions and Biodiversity

      8  Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter 23: Ten Ways You Use Geologic Resources Every Day Burning Fossil Fuels Playing with Plastics Gathering Gemstones Drinking Water Creating Concrete Paving Roads Accessing Geothermal Heat Fertilizing with Phosphate Constructing Computers Building with Beautiful Stone Chapter 24: Ten Geologic Hazards Changing Course: River Flooding Caving In: Sinkholes Sliding Down: Landslides Shaking Things Up: Earthquakes Washing Away Coastal Towns: Tsunamis Destroying Farmland and Coastal Bluffs: Erosion Fiery Explosions of Molten Rock: Volcanic Eruptions Melting Ice with Fire: Jokulhlaups Flowing Rivers of Mud: Lahars Watching the Poles: Geomagnetism

      9  Index

      10  About the Author

      11  Supplemental Images

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      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 5TABLE 5-1 Common Elements in Earth’s Crust

      2 Chapter 6TABLE 6-1 Silicate Mineral GroupsTABLE 6-2 Common Carbonate MineralsTABLE 6-3 Sulfide and Sulfate MineralsTABLE 6-4 Common Oxide MineralsTABLE 6-5 Common Native Element Minerals

      3 Chapter 7TABLE 7-1 Classification of Igneous RocksTABLE 7-2 Detrital Sedimentary RocksTABLE 7-3 Chemical Sedimentary RocksTABLE 7-4 Metamorphic Rocks

      4 Chapter 9TABLE 9-1 Characteristics of Oceanic and Continental Crust

      5 Chapter 11TABLE 11-1 Types of Mass Wasting

      6 Chapter 16TABLE 16-1 Commonly Used Radioactive Isotopes for Dating

      7 Chapter 18TABLE 18-1 Comparing Banded Iron Formations (BIFs) and Continental Red Beds (CRB...

      8 Chapter 19TABLE 19-1 Major Developments in Paleozoic Plant Evolution

      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: a) Pie graph; b) Bar graph; c) Line graph; d) Scatterplot.

      2 Chapter