Correlation from perspective of Merritts:
Dunning & Onesti Earth Matters CD-ROM contents and Environmental Geology: An Earth System Science Approach by Dorothy Merritts, Andrew De Wet, Kirsten Menking textbook sections
Chapter 1: Introduction to Environmental Geosciences
- "Resources and Sustainable Development," pp. 17-19"--Resources and Sustainability Module/all Units
Chapter 2: Dynamic Earth Systems
- Chapter 2 Introduction, pp. 30-31--Natural Hazards Module/Unit 1: Volcanoes
- "Where Soils Form," pp. 42-44--Materials and Processes Module/Unit 7: Soils
- "Earth's Energy System," pp. 47-50--Resources and Sustainability Module/all Units
- "Igneous Rocks," p. 53--Earthquakes and Volcanoes Module: Unit 3: Magma Types
- "The Rock Cycle," pp. 53-55--Materials and Processes Module/Unit 2: Igneous Rocks; Unit 3: Metamorphic Rocks; Unit 5: Rock Cycle; Unit 6: Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 3: Geologic Time and Earth History
- Chapter 3 Introduction, p. 64; "Predicting the Geologic Stability of Yucca Mountain," pp. 82-83--Waste Disposal Module/all Units
- "Predicting the Eruption of Mount St. Helens," pp. 67-68--Natural Hazards Module/Unit 1: Volcanoes
Chapter 4: Lithosphere: The Rock and Sediment System
- Chapter 4 Introduction, pp. 92-93; "Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle," pp. 102-110--Earthquakes and Volcanoes Module/Unit 1: Plate Tectonics--Field Trips Module/Unit 3: Tectonics
- "Lithosphere Materials: Elements, Minerals, and Rocks," pp. 93-107--Materials and Processes Module/Unit 1: Mineralogy
- "Major Rock Groups and the Rock Cycle," pp. 100-101; "Distribution of Rock Types," pp. 111-118--Materials and Processes Module/Unit 2: Igneous Rocks; Unit 3 Metamorphic Rocks; Unit 4: Rock Cycle; Unit 6: Sedimentary Rocks
- "Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle," pp. 102-110
- "Igneous Rocks," pp. 111-113--Earthquakes and Volcanoes Module/Unit 3: Magma Types
Chapter 5: Lithosphere: Resources, Hazards, and Change
- General--Materials and Processes Module/Unit 4: Physical Properties
- General--Earthquakes and Volcanoes Module/Unit 2: Stress States
- "Rock and Mineral Resources," pp. 124-138"--Resources and Sustainability Module/all Units
- "Butte, Montana--From Boom Town to Superfund Site," pp. 132-133--Waste Disposal Module/all Units
- "Volcanic Eruptions," pp. 138-139; "Crustal Deformation Associated with Earthquakes in the Cascades Region," pp. 153-154--Earthquakes and Volcanoes Module/Unit 1: Plate Tectonics
- "Volcanic Eruptions," pp. 138-146--Earthquakes and Volcanoes Module/Unit 3: Magma Types; Unit 4: Explosivity; Natural Hazards Module/Unit 1: Volcanoes
- "Earthquakes," pp. 146-154--Natural Hazards Module/Unit 3: Earthquakes; Field Trips Module/Unit 2: Faults
Chapter 6: Soil Systems and Weathering
- General--Materials and Processes Module/Unit 7: Soils
- "Soil Erosion Hazards and Soil Conservation," pp. 179-182--Surface Processes Module/Unit 3: Wind
- "Mass Movement Hazards and Their Mitigation," pp. 182-188--Natural Hazards Module/Unit 4: Mass Wasting
Chapter 7: The Surface Water System
- General--Surface Processes Module/Unit 1: Rivers
- Chapter 7 Introduction, pp. 194-195; "The Hazards of Flooding," pp. 206-216--Natural Hazards Module/Unit 2: Flooding
- "Surface Resources and Protection," pp. 220-228--Waste Disposal Module/all Units; Field Trips Module/Unit 1: Landfills
Chapter 8: The Groundwater System
- "Porosity and Groundwater Storage," pp. 235-237; "Permeability and Groundwater Storage," pp. 237-238--Groundwater Module/Unit 3: Porosity and Permeability
- "Wells," pp. 239-242; "Darcy's Law and the Flow of Water and Contaminants in Rocks and Sediments," pp. 241-242--Groundwater Module/Unit 2: Darcy's Law
- "Intrusion of Salt Water," pp. 249-250--Groundwater Module/Unit 1: Saltwater Intrusion
- "Groundwater Pollution and Its Cleanup," pp. 250-256--Waste Disposal Module/all Units; Field Trips Module/Unit 1: Landfills
Chapter 9: The Atmospheric System
There is no direct coverage of the material in this chapter on Earth Matters.
Chapter 10: The Ocean and Coastal System
- General--Surface Processes Module/Unit 2: Coastal Processes
- Chapter 10 Introduction, pp. 292-293; "Ocean Pollution," pp. 316-321--Waste Disposal Module/all Units
Chapter 11: Energy and the Environment
- General--Resources and Sustainability Module/all Units
Chapter 12: Understanding Environmental Change
- "Indicators of Environmental Change," pp. 372-376--Surface Processes Module/Unit 4: Glaciers
- "Arid Environments," pp. 373-374--Surface Processes Module/Unit 3: Wind
Chapter 13: Tracing and Predicting Environmental Change
- "The Little Ice Age," pp. 399-400--Surface Processes Module/Unit 4: Glaciers
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