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Author Marshak, Stephen, 1955-

Title Earth : portrait of a planet / Stephen Marshak ; with contributions from Donald Prothero
Edition First edition
Published New York ; London : Norton, [2001]
©2001

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 MELB  550 Mar/Epo  AVAILABLE
Description xvi, 735 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
4 3/4 in
Contents In Search of Ideas -- The Nature of Geology -- Our Island in Space -- Cosmology and the Birth of Earth -- Journey to the Center of the Earth -- Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas -- The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics -- Earth Materials -- Patterns in Nature: Minerals -- Rock Groups -- Up from the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks -- A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks -- Change in the Solid State: Metamorphic Rocks -- The Rock Cycle -- Tectonic Activity of a Dynamic Planet -- The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions -- A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes -- Seeing Inside the Earth -- Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building -- History Before History -- Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution -- Deep Time: How Old Is Old? -- A Biography of Earth -- Earth Resources -- Squeezing Power from a Stone: Energy Resources -- Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources -- Processes and Problems at the Earth's Surface -- Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle -- Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements -- Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water -- Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts -- A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater -- An Envelope of Gas: Earth's Atmosphere and Climate -- Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts -- Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages -- Global Change in the Earth System -- Scientific Background: Matter and Energy -- Flow Charts for Identifying Minerals
Summary CD-ROM contains: Animations -- Self-tests -- Crossword puzzles -- Feature articles
Notes Accompanying CD-ROM catalogued separately
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Macromedia's Flash 5; 800 x 600 screen resolution; Internet Explorer 5 perferred
Subject Geology, Structural.
Geology.
SUBJECT Earth (Planet) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040427
Author Prothero, Donald R.
LC no. 00048031
ISBN 0393974235
Other Titles Portrait of a planet
Student CD-ROM for Earth : portrait of a planet