1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment What is Geology? Who are Geoscientists? What is the Scientific Method? How did the Earth Form? Is the Earth Different What was the Early Earth Like? What are Some of the Important Events from other Planets in the Solar System? in the Earth’s History?

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Plates of the World Figure 1.1

3. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Some Important Ages in the Development of Life on Earth Table 1.1

4. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Installing a Monitoring Probe Box 1.6 – Figure 3 Photo by N. Eyles

5. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Orbits of the Planets in the Solar System Figure 1.4

6. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Nuclear Hypothesis for the Origin of the Solar System Figure 1.5

7. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer The Planets of the Solar System Drawn to Scale Figure 1.6

8. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Planetary Data Table 1.2

9. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Cross-Section Through the Earth Figure 1.9

10. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer The Supercontinent Pangea Figure 1.10

11. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Canadian Rocky Mountains Box 1.9 Photo by N. Eyles

12. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer 1,300-Million-Year-Old Stromatolite Figure 1.11 Photo by N. Eyles

13. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer The Burgess Shale Exposed in Yoho National Park Box 1.10 – Figure 1 Photo by N. Eyles

14. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Fossils of the Burgess Shale Box 1.10 – Figure 2a Photo by N. Eyles

15. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Fossils of the Burgess Shale Box 1.10 – Figure 2b Photo by N. Eyles

16. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Fossils of the Burgess Shale Box 1.10 – Figure 2c Photo by N. Eyles

17. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Laurentide and Cordilleron Ice Sheets Figure 1.12 Photo by N. Eyles

18. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Rock Cycle with Respect to Convergent Plate Boundary Figure 1.14

19. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Answers to Selected Testing Your Knowledge Questions 11. 12. A C

20. Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Geology and the Environment Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Additional Resources Student Resources Student Online Learning Centre The robust Student Edition of the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer features quizzes for study and review, interactive exercises and animation, as well as additional boxed readings, searchable glossary, “Virtual Vista” environments, suggestions for further reading, and much more!www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Laboratory Manual The Lab Manual to accompany Physical Geology and the Environment has been created as a resource for laboratory sessions in physical geology, mirroring the "Inquiry-Based Approach" of the text. Structured on exercises and corresponding background concepts, the lab manual contains student-friendly worksheets, and has been perforated for easy lab use. Instructor Resources Instructor Online Learning Centre The OLC at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer includes a password-protected Web site for Instructors. The site offers downloadable supplements and access to PageOut, the McGraw-Hill Ryerson Web site development centre.www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Instructor’s Manual – The IM contains a chapter overview, list of changes per chapter, chapter learning objectives, further information on boxed features, short and long discussion/essay questions, and details on additional readings and resources outside the textbook. Test Bank – Contains a bank of 40-60 multiple-choice and true/false questions per chapter. Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation – This presentation system offers visual presentations that may be edited and manipulated to fit a particular course format. They also contain selected solutions to the problem material. Transparencies A set of more than 200 transparencies tied to the text content are available for instructors.