Physical Geology
Merrill (Publisher)
Published on 1. October 1990
Book
Hardback
704 pages
978-0-675-21034-8 (ISBN)
Description
Provides a clear and concise path to understanding modern geology by describing the working of geologic processes and relating them to their outcomes. This new text illustrates the relevance and importance of these processes by applying basic geologic principles to everyday life, with a particular emphasis on environmental problems. In addition, plate tectonic theory is introduced early and used as a unifying concept throughout, further illustrating the interplay between the many aspects of earth behaviour.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
glossary
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
1450 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-675-21034-8 (9780675210348)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
A geological perspective; matter and energy; minerals; igneous rocks; volcanoes; sedimentation and sedimentary rocks; metamorphism and metamorphic rocks; geologic time; weathering and soils; mass movements; streams and stream sculpture; groundwater; glaciers, glaciation and climatic change; dry regions and wind activity; coastal zones; oceans; deformation of rocks; mountains and mountain building; earthquakes and seismology; paleomagnetism and plate tectonics; resources; planetary geology.