The changing Earth : The changing Earth : exploring geology and evolution /
Monroe, James S
The changing Earth : The changing Earth : exploring geology and evolution / James S. Monroe and Reed Wicander - Fifth edition - xv, 735 pages : color illustrations, color maps
Includes index
Understanding Earth : a dynamic and evolving planet
Plate tectonics : a unifying theory
Minerals, the building blocks of rocks
Igneous rocks and intrusive igneous activity
Volcanoes and volcanism
Weathering, soil, and sedimentary rocks
Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks
Earthquakes and Earth's interior
The seafloor
Deformation, mountain building, and the continents
Mass wasting
Running water
Groundwater
Glaciers and glaciations
The work of wind and deserts
Shorelines and shoreline processes
Geologic time : concepts and principles
Evolution, the theory and its supporting evidence
Precambrian Earth and life history
Paleozoic Earth history
Paleozoic life history
Mesozoic Earth and life history
Cenozoic Earth and life history
Physical and historical geology in perspective
THE CHANGING EARTH, a leader in the Introductory Geology course, is the only text specifically written for the combined physical and historical geology course. Briefer than the previous edition and maintaining a consistent and clear writing style throughout, the text provides a balanced coverage of physical and historical geology with engaging, real-life examples that draw students into the material "--Publisher's detail."
9780495554813
Geology
Evolutionary paleobiology
QE28 / MON
The changing Earth : The changing Earth : exploring geology and evolution / James S. Monroe and Reed Wicander - Fifth edition - xv, 735 pages : color illustrations, color maps
Includes index
Understanding Earth : a dynamic and evolving planet
Plate tectonics : a unifying theory
Minerals, the building blocks of rocks
Igneous rocks and intrusive igneous activity
Volcanoes and volcanism
Weathering, soil, and sedimentary rocks
Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks
Earthquakes and Earth's interior
The seafloor
Deformation, mountain building, and the continents
Mass wasting
Running water
Groundwater
Glaciers and glaciations
The work of wind and deserts
Shorelines and shoreline processes
Geologic time : concepts and principles
Evolution, the theory and its supporting evidence
Precambrian Earth and life history
Paleozoic Earth history
Paleozoic life history
Mesozoic Earth and life history
Cenozoic Earth and life history
Physical and historical geology in perspective
THE CHANGING EARTH, a leader in the Introductory Geology course, is the only text specifically written for the combined physical and historical geology course. Briefer than the previous edition and maintaining a consistent and clear writing style throughout, the text provides a balanced coverage of physical and historical geology with engaging, real-life examples that draw students into the material "--Publisher's detail."
9780495554813
Geology
Evolutionary paleobiology
QE28 / MON