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- Back Matter
- Glossary

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A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • K • L • M • P • R • S • T • V • W

A

alluvial fan

13.4: Desert Landforms

Archean Eon

8.2: Archean Eon

asteroid

17.3: Overview of Our Planetary System

B

bedding planes

5.4: Sedimentary Structures

C

cementation

5.3: Sedimentary Rocks

comet

17.3: Overview of Our Planetary System

D

diagenesis

5.3: Sedimentary Rocks

differentiation

17.4: Composition and Structure of Planets

E

exfoliation

5.2: Weathering and Erosion

F

firn

14.2: Glacier Movement

foliation

6.2: Metamorphic Textures

G

giant planet

17.3: Overview of Our Planetary System

glaciation

14.5: Ice Age Glaciations

Goldich Dissolution Series

5.2: Weathering and Erosion

graded bedding

5.4: Sedimentary Structures

Great Oxygenation Event

8.3: Proterozoic Eon

H

Hadean Eon

8.1: Hadean Eon

hoodoo

5.2: Weathering and Erosion

hornfels

6.2: Metamorphic Textures

hotspots (volcano)

4.4: Volcanism
4.5: Volcanic Structures
4.6: Volcanic Hazards and Monitoring

hydroxycarbonate apatite

3.2: Formation of Minerals

I

ice ages

14.5: Ice Age Glaciations

interglacials

16.3: Prehistoric Climate Change

K

Karst topography

11.8: Karst

L

late heavy bombardment

8.2: Archean Eon

Lithification

5.3: Sedimentary Rocks

M

meteor

17.3: Overview of Our Planetary System

meteorite

17.3: Overview of Our Planetary System

Milankovitch Cycles

14.5: Ice Age Glaciations

P

playa

13.4: Desert Landforms

precession

14.5: Ice Age Glaciations

Proterozoic Eon

8.3: Proterozoic Eon

R

Remediation

11.7: Water Contamination

Rodinia

8.3: Proterozoic Eon

S

science

1.1: What is Science?

scientific method

1.2: The Scientific Method

Snowball Earth hypothesis

16.3: Prehistoric Climate Change

soil horizons

5.2: Weathering and Erosion

stratigraphy

5.4: Sedimentary Structures

stromatolites

8.2: Archean Eon

T

tafoni

5.2: Weathering and Erosion

terrestrial planet

17.3: Overview of Our Planetary System

V

volcanism

4.4: Volcanism
4.5: Volcanic Structures
4.6: Volcanic Hazards and Monitoring

volcano

4.4: Volcanism
4.5: Volcanic Structures
4.6: Volcanic Hazards and Monitoring

volcano hotspots

4.4: Volcanism
4.5: Volcanic Structures
4.6: Volcanic Hazards and Monitoring

W

wilson cycle

2.6: The Wilson Cycle

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