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Chapter 1 Introduction to Geology<\/h1><\/div>
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After carefully reading this chapter, completing the exercises within it, and answering the questions at the end, you should be able to:<\/p>\n

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  • Discuss why we study Earth and what type of work geologists do.<\/li>\n
  • Define some of the properties of a mineral and explain the differences between minerals and rocks.<\/li>\n
  • Describe the nature of Earth\u2019s interior and some of the processes that take place deep beneath our feet.<\/li>\n
  • Explain how those processes are related to plate tectonics and describe a few of the features that are characteristic of plate boundaries.<\/li>\n
  • Use the notation for geological time, gain an appreciation for the vastness of geological time, and describe how very slow geological processes can have enormous impacts over time.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <!-- pb_fixme -->\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","rendered":"
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    After carefully reading this chapter, completing the exercises within it, and answering the questions at the end, you should be able to:<\/p>\n

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    • Explain what geology is, how it incorporates the other sciences, and how it is different from the other sciences.<\/li>\n
    • Discuss why we study Earth and what type of work geologists do.<\/li>\n
    • Define some of the properties of a mineral and explain the differences between minerals and rocks.<\/li>\n
    • Describe the nature of Earth\u2019s interior and some of the processes that take place deep beneath our feet.<\/li>\n
    • Explain how those processes are related to plate tectonics and describe a few of the features that are characteristic of plate boundaries.<\/li>\n
    • Use the notation for geological time, gain an appreciation for the vastness of geological time, and describe how very slow geological processes can have enormous impacts over time.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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