Essentials of Geology

International Edition

Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck, Dennis G. Tasa (Autoren)

Media-Kombination

528 Seiten

2008 | 10th edition
Pearson
978-0-13-714754-0 (ISBN)

Infos

For courses in physical geology and introduction to geology

A new way of reading physical geology, Lutgens/Tarbuck’s “Essentials of Geology, 10e” employs a superior new graphic design to make a trusted text that’s already number one with professors become number one with students.

Inhalt

1.  An Introduction to Geology

2 .  Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks

3.  Igneous Rocks

4.  Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

5.  Weathering and Soils

6.  Sedimentary Rocks

7.  Metamorphic Rocks

8.  Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

9.  Running Water

10. Groundwater

11. Glaciers and Glaciation

12. Deserts and Wind

13. Shorelines

14. Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior

15. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds

16. Origin and Evolution of the Ocean Floor

17. Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

18. Geologic Time

19. Earth’s Evolution through Geologic Time 

Appendix A Metric and English Units Compared

Appendix B Topographic Maps

Appendix C Landforms of the Conterminous United States

Glossary

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.10.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 277 x 244 mm
• Gewicht: 1258 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• ISBN-10: 0-13-714754-6 / 0137147546
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-714754-0 / 9780137147540
• Zustand: Neuware