Physical Geology
Earth Revealed
Published on 1. September 1997
Book
Mixed media product
497 pages
978-0-07-115391-1 (ISBN)
Description
This edition covers physical geology, plate tectonics, and the internal and surface processes of the Earth. It also includes up-to-date coverage of geologic events including The Great Flood of 1993, the Northridge earthquake of 1994, the Kobe earthquake, as well as sea floor material and mountain building. A CD-ROM accompanies the text and features plate tectonics.
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Edition
International 2 Revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Weight
1270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-115391-1 (9780071153911)
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Content
Introduction to physical geology; the Earth's interior; the sea floor; plate tectonics; mountain belts and the continental crust; geologic structures; earthquakes; time and geology; atoms, elements and minerals; volcanism and extrusive rocks; intrusive activity and the origin of igneous rocks; weathering and soil; mass wasting; sediments and sedimentary rocks; metamorphism, metamorphic rocks and hydrothermal rocks; streams and landscapes; ground water; deserts and wind action; glaciers and glaciation; waves, beaches and coasts; geologic resources.