Geology
International Edition
4th Edition
Published on 25. May 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
744 pages
978-0-13-175124-8 (ISBN)
Description
For introductory courses in Physical Geology, primarily taken by non-majors.
Geology is written for the way students learn. Inspired by the authors' combined four decades of teaching physical geology, this text not only covers the core concepts of physical geology and conveys the essence of how science and scientists work, but structures the presentation in the way students of all types learn. Uncluttered prose, compelling stories, annotated illustrations, and concept map-like "Geology at a Glance" features are among the reasons students and instructors value this text. The Fourth Edition weaves in the latest discoveries in the geosciences and new examples of exciting geological processes in a newly revised presentation.
Geology is written for the way students learn. Inspired by the authors' combined four decades of teaching physical geology, this text not only covers the core concepts of physical geology and conveys the essence of how science and scientists work, but structures the presentation in the way students of all types learn. Uncluttered prose, compelling stories, annotated illustrations, and concept map-like "Geology at a Glance" features are among the reasons students and instructors value this text. The Fourth Edition weaves in the latest discoveries in the geosciences and new examples of exciting geological processes in a newly revised presentation.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 276 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1608 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-175124-8 (9780131751248)
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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