Essentials of Geology
Pearson (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 7. March 2023
Book
Mixed media product
462 pages
978-0-13-615743-4 (ISBN)
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-13-615743-4 (9780136157434)
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Content
I. Forming the Earth
1. A First Look at Planet Earth - Its Origins, Systems, and Tectonic Plates
2. Minerals
3. Igneous Rocks and Processes
4. Volcanoes and Volcanism
5. Weathering - The Breakdown of Rocks
6. Sedimentary Processes, Environments, and Rocks
7. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
8. Telling Time Geologically
II. Shaping the Earth's Crust
9. Earth Structures - Folds, Faults, and Fabrics
10. Earthquakes
11. The Earth's Interior - What's Going on Down There?
12. Plate Tectonics and the Formation of the Earth's Oceans
13. Continental Tectonics and the Formation of the Earth's Continents
III. Sculpting the Earth's Surface
14. Mass Movement
15. Streams and Floods
16. Groundwater
17. Glaciers and Ice Ages
18. Deserts and the Work of Winds
19. Shores and Coastal Processes
20. Human Use of the Earth's Resources
Appendices
Glossary
Photo Credit
Index
1. A First Look at Planet Earth - Its Origins, Systems, and Tectonic Plates
2. Minerals
3. Igneous Rocks and Processes
4. Volcanoes and Volcanism
5. Weathering - The Breakdown of Rocks
6. Sedimentary Processes, Environments, and Rocks
7. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
8. Telling Time Geologically
II. Shaping the Earth's Crust
9. Earth Structures - Folds, Faults, and Fabrics
10. Earthquakes
11. The Earth's Interior - What's Going on Down There?
12. Plate Tectonics and the Formation of the Earth's Oceans
13. Continental Tectonics and the Formation of the Earth's Continents
III. Sculpting the Earth's Surface
14. Mass Movement
15. Streams and Floods
16. Groundwater
17. Glaciers and Ice Ages
18. Deserts and the Work of Winds
19. Shores and Coastal Processes
20. Human Use of the Earth's Resources
Appendices
Glossary
Photo Credit
Index