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The changing Earth : The changing Earth : exploring geology and evolution / James S. Monroe and Reed Wicander

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publisher: Belmont, CA, Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, ©2009Copyright date: ©2009Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xv, 735 pages : color illustrations, color mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780495554813
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QE28 MON
Contents:
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
Summary: 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."
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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."

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