{"id":18,"date":"2021-09-16T19:30:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/front-matter\/introduction-to-geology-textbook\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T19:30:11","slug":"introduction-to-geology-textbook","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/front-matter\/introduction-to-geology-textbook\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":" \n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1242\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"3648\"]\"\"<\/a> Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah[\/caption]\n

An Introduction to Geology<\/h1>\nWritten by<\/span><\/i>\n\nChris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, Cam Mosher<\/span>\n\nSalt Lake Community College - 2017<\/span>\n\nContact the authors at edits (at_)\u00a0 opengeology.org<\/span> with edits, suggestions, or if adopting the book.\n\nFaculty who adopt this text for their course should contact the authors at edits (at_)\u00a0 opengeology.org<\/span> \u00a0so that the authors can keep faculty users up to date of critical changes.\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------<\/span>\n\nEdited and Reviewed by<\/span><\/i>\n

Johnathan Barnes - Salt Lake Community College<\/span>\nJack Bloom - Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper (retired)<\/span>\nDeanna Brandau - Utah Museum of Natural History<\/span>\nGereld Bryant - Dixie State University<\/span>\nGregg Beukelman - Utah Geological Survey<\/span>\nPeter Davis - Pacific Lutheran University<\/span>\nRenee Faatz - Snow College<\/span>\nGabriel Filippelli - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis<\/span>\nMichelle Cooper Fleck - Utah State University<\/span>\nColby Ford - Dixie State University<\/span>\nMichael Hylland - Utah Geological Survey<\/span>\nJ. Lucy Jordan - Utah Geological Survey<\/span>\nMike Kass - Salt Lake Community College<\/span>\nBen Laabs - North Dakota State University<\/span>\nTom Lachmar - Utah State University<\/span>\nJohnny MacLean - Southern Utah University<\/span>\nErich Peterson - University of Utah<\/span>\nTiffany Rivera - Westminster College<\/span>\nLeif Tapanila - Idaho State University<\/span><\/p>\nSpecial Thanks to<\/span><\/i>\n

Jason Pickavance - Salt Lake Community College, Director of Educational Initiatives<\/span>\nR. Adam Dastrup - Salt Lake Community College, Geoscience Dept. Chair, Director of Opengeography.org\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Open Educational Resources<\/span><\/h2>\nThis text is provided to you as an Open Educational Resource which you access online.\u00a0<\/span>It is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to Geology at no or very nominal cost. \u00a0It contains both written and graphic text material, intra-text links to other internal material which may aid in understanding topics and concepts, intra-text links to the appendices and glossary for tables and definitions of words, and extra-text links to videos and web material that clarifies and augments topics and concepts. \u00a0\u00a0Like any new or scientific subject, Geology has its own vocabulary for geological concepts. \u00a0For you to converse effectively with this text and colleagues in this earth science course, you will use the language of geology, so comprehending these terms is important. \u00a0Use the intra-text links to\u00a0<\/span>the Glossary and other related material freely to gain familiarity with this language.<\/span>\n

Tips for study<\/span><\/h2>\nEach chapter begins with a list of KEY CONCEPTS you should be able to grasp through\u00a0<\/span>effective study of the chapter material. \u00a0These are stated as Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) in behavioral terms. \u00a0In other words, when you have completed study of that chapter, you should be able to do stated things with your understanding. \u00a0Within chapters, each section concludes with a set of questions, called \"Did I Get it?\" questions. After completing the section, you should get these key points and answer questions related to the student learning objectives.\u00a0 At the end of each chapter are summaries of the sections and chapter review questions so you can review each section in the context of the chapter.<\/span>","rendered":"

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Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An Introduction to Geology<\/h1>\n

Written by<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, Cam Mosher<\/span><\/p>\n

Salt Lake Community College – 2017<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact the authors at edits (at_)\u00a0 opengeology.org<\/span> with edits, suggestions, or if adopting the book.<\/p>\n

Faculty who adopt this text for their course should contact the authors at edits (at_)\u00a0 opengeology.org<\/span> \u00a0so that the authors can keep faculty users up to date of critical changes.<\/p>\n

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Edited and Reviewed by<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Johnathan Barnes – Salt Lake Community College<\/span>
\nJack Bloom – Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper (retired)<\/span>
\nDeanna Brandau – Utah Museum of Natural History<\/span>
\nGereld Bryant – Dixie State University<\/span>
\nGregg Beukelman – Utah Geological Survey<\/span>
\nPeter Davis – Pacific Lutheran University<\/span>
\nRenee Faatz – Snow College<\/span>
\nGabriel Filippelli – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis<\/span>
\nMichelle Cooper Fleck – Utah State University<\/span>
\nColby Ford – Dixie State University<\/span>
\nMichael Hylland – Utah Geological Survey<\/span>
\nJ. Lucy Jordan – Utah Geological Survey<\/span>
\nMike Kass – Salt Lake Community College<\/span>
\nBen Laabs – North Dakota State University<\/span>
\nTom Lachmar – Utah State University<\/span>
\nJohnny MacLean – Southern Utah University<\/span>
\nErich Peterson – University of Utah<\/span>
\nTiffany Rivera – Westminster College<\/span>
\nLeif Tapanila – Idaho State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Thanks to<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Jason Pickavance – Salt Lake Community College, Director of Educational Initiatives<\/span>
\nR. Adam Dastrup – Salt Lake Community College, Geoscience Dept. Chair, Director of Opengeography.org\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Educational Resources<\/span><\/h2>\n

This text is provided to you as an Open Educational Resource which you access online.\u00a0<\/span>It is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to Geology at no or very nominal cost. \u00a0It contains both written and graphic text material, intra-text links to other internal material which may aid in understanding topics and concepts, intra-text links to the appendices and glossary for tables and definitions of words, and extra-text links to videos and web material that clarifies and augments topics and concepts. \u00a0\u00a0Like any new or scientific subject, Geology has its own vocabulary for geological concepts. \u00a0For you to converse effectively with this text and colleagues in this earth science course, you will use the language of geology, so comprehending these terms is important. \u00a0Use the intra-text links to\u00a0<\/span>the Glossary and other related material freely to gain familiarity with this language.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tips for study<\/span><\/h2>\n

Each chapter begins with a list of KEY CONCEPTS you should be able to grasp through\u00a0<\/span>effective study of the chapter material. \u00a0These are stated as Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) in behavioral terms. \u00a0In other words, when you have completed study of that chapter, you should be able to do stated things with your understanding. \u00a0Within chapters, each section concludes with a set of questions, called \u00ab\u00a0Did I Get it?\u00a0\u00bb questions. After completing the section, you should get these key points and answer questions related to the student learning objectives.\u00a0 At the end of each chapter are summaries of the sections and chapter review questions so you can review each section in the context of the chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"front-matter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-18","front-matter","type-front-matter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/front-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/18\/revisions"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/18\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter-type?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testcloneglossaryterms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}