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-Part 1 Understanding the Earth System- Chapter 1: Building a Planet Chapter 2: Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks Chapter 3: Rocks: Records of Geologic Processes Chapter 4: Igneous Rocks: Solids from Melts Chapter 5: Volcanism Chapter 6: Weathering and Erosion Chapter 7: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks Chapter 8: Metamorphic Rocks Chapter 9: The Rock Record and the Geologic Time Scale Chapter 10: Folds, Faults, and Other Records of Rock Deformation -Part 2: Surface Processes- Chapter 11: Mass Wasting Chapter 12: The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater Chapter 13: Rivers: Transport to the Oceans Chapter 14: Winds and Deserts Chapter 15: Glaciers: The Work of Ice Chapter 16: Landscape Evolution Chapter 17: The Oceans -Part 3: Internal Processes, External Effects- Chapter 18: Earthquakes Chapter 19: Exploring Earth's Interior Chapter 20: Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory Chapter 21: Deformation of the Continental Crust -Part 4: Conserving Earth's Bounty- Chapter 22: Energy and Mineral Resources from the Earth Chapter 23: Earth Systems, Cycles, and Human Impacts

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