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3: Earth Materials - The Lithosphere

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter you should be able to

  • Describe the physical structure of the Earth
  • Apply an analogy to the age of the Earth and major events in the development of the biosphere
  • Discuss the mechanism that drives plate tectonics
  • Review the rock cycle in terms of the processes that form the three major rock types

Thumbnail: Half Dome in Yosemite is a classic granite (a common intrusive igneous rock) dome and popular rock climbing destination (Public Domain; Jon Sullivan).​


This page titled 3: Earth Materials - The Lithosphere is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by K. Allison Lenkeit-Meezan.

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