The changing earth -- Minerals and matter -- Igneous rocks -- Weathering and soils -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Geologic time -- Heat and magmas -- Earthquakes and earth structure -- Deformation -- Plate tectonics : the growth of an idea -- Cratons, orogens, and plate boundaries -- Mass movement -- Streams and stream systems -- Ground water -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Coasts and coastal processes -- Wind and deserts -- Energy and mineral resources -- People and environmental changes.