Physical Geology

Charles C. Plummer, David McGeary (Autoren)

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560 Seiten

1996 | International 2 Revised ed
McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions)
9780071146265 (ISBN)

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Covering physical geology and interactive plate tectonics, this title examines the Kobe earthquake, theories of gravity collapse, spreading and lithospere delamination, stream channels, flooding and the causes and effects of the Great Flood of 1993.

Introduction to physical geology; atoms, elements and minerals; volcanism and extrusive rocks; intrusive activities and igneous rocks; weathering and soil; sedimentary rocks; metamorphism; time and geology; mass wasting; streams; ground water; glaciers and glaciation; deserts and wind action; waves, beaches and coasts; geologic structures; earthquakes; the Earth's interior; the sea floor; plate tectonics; mountain belts; geological resources.

Zusatzinfo	colour illustrations, photographs, maps
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	1740 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
ISBN-13	9780071146265 / 9780071146265
Zustand	Neuware