| Description |
xviii, 477 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Changing Planet -- Ch. 2. Earth: Origin and Composition -- Ch. 3. Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks -- Ch. 4. The Cornerstones of Geology: Rocks! -- Ch. 5. Earth Processes: Physical Principles -- Ch. 6. Plate Tectonics -- Ch. 7. Deformation, Earthquakes, and Formation of Geologic Structures -- Ch. 8. Divergent Plate Margins and the Ocean Floor -- Ch. 9. Plates That Collide: Convergent Margins -- Ch. 10. The Conservative Boundary: Transform Plate Margins -- Ch. 11. Plate Interiors -- Ch. 12. The Formation of Sediment: Weathering -- Ch. 13. Sedimentary Systems: Transportation and Deposition of Sediments -- Ch. 14. Geomorphology: The Study of Landforms -- Ch. 15. Geologic Hazards and the Environment -- Ch. 16. Earth's Resources -- App. I. Conversion Table -- App. II. Geologic Time Scale -- App. III. The Periodic Table of the Elements -- App. IV. Common Minerals and Their Properties -- App. V. Earth Statistics |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Physical geology.
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| Author |
Davis, Paul M.
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Reed, Walter E.
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| LC no. |
96032914 |
| ISBN |
0134639367 |
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