Tabla de Contenidos: “…The earth system -- Plate tectonics : the unifying theory -- Earth materials : minerals and rocks -- Igneous rocks : solids from melts -- Sedimentation : rocks formed by surface processes -- Metamorphism : alteration of rocks by temperature and pressure -- Deformation : modification of rocks by folding and fracturing -- Clocks in rocks : timing the geologic record -- Early history of the terrestrial planets -- History of the continents -- Geobiology : life interacts with Earth -- Volcanoes -- Earthquakes -- Exploring earth's interior -- The climate system -- Weathering, erosion, and mass wasting : interactions between the climate and plate tectonic systems -- The hydrologic cycle and groundwater -- Stream transport : from mountains to oceans -- Winds and deserts -- Coastlines and ocean basins -- Glaciers : the work of ice -- Landscape development -- The human impact on Earth's environment.…”