Understanding earth

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Understanding earth

John Grotzinger ... [et al.]

W.H. Freeman, c2007

5th ed

  • : uk

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Anoter authors: Thomas H. Jordan, Frank Press, Raymond Siever

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1-7, 5th group) and index

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Description

The fifth edition of "Understanding Earth" continues the book's enduring goal, to help students understand what physical geology teaches us about the world and what it brings to our lives. Two new co-authors have introduced a wealth of recent data and applications to keep the science on the cutting edge. Students will enjoy coming to learn how we know what we know, and how that knowledge impacts our lives as citizens and consumers. It supplements "Instructor's Resource Manual" (0-7167-4507-0), "Enhanced Instructor's Resource CD" (0-7167-4509-7), "Slide Set with Lecture Notes" (0-7167-2901-6), "Overhead Transparency Set" (0-7167-5780X), "Test Bank CD-ROM" (0-7167-5783-4), "Printed Test Bank" (0-7167-5784-2), "Student Study Guide" (0-7167-3981-X), and "Lecture Notebook" (0-7167-4446-5).

Table of Contents

Meet the Authors - Preface - Building a Planet - Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory - Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks - Rocks: Records of Geological Processes - Igneous Rocks: Solids from Metals - Volcanism - Weathering and Erosion - Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks - Early History of the Terrestrial Planets - Metamorphic Rocks - Geobiology: Life Interacts with the Earth - The Rock Records and Geologic Time Scale - Folds, Faults, and Other Records of Rock Deformation - Mass Wasting - The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater - Streams: Transport to the Oceans - Winds and Deserts - Glaciers: The Work of Ice - Earth Beneath the Oceans - Landscapes: Tectonic and Climate Interaction - Earthquakes - Evolution of the Continents - Exploring Earth's Interiors - Energy Material Resources from the Earth - Environment, Global Change, and Human Impacts - Appendix 1: Conversion Factors - Appendix 2: Numerical Data Pertaining to Earth - Appendix3: Properties of the most Common Minerals of Earth's Crust - Appendix4: Topographic and Geologic Maps - Glossary - Index

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  • NCID
    BA84041048
  • ISBN
    • 9780716766827
    • 9780716776963
  • LCCN
    2005939158
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York ; Houndmills
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxiii, 579, 8, 18, 7, 26 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
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