The essential earth/
The essential earth/
Jordan, Thomas H.
- 1st ed.
- New York: W.H.Freeman and Company, 2008.
- GL-12 p.
Why we study Earth --
How we study Earth --
Plate tectonics, the unifying theory of geology --
Earth materials, minerals and rocks --
Igneous processes and volcanism --
Sedimentation, rocks formed by surface processes --
Deformation and metamorphism --
Timing the geologic record --
History of Earth --
Climate system and glaciation --
Hydrologic cycle and groundwater --
Shaping Earth's surface, streams, coastlines, and wind --
Earthquakes and Earth structure --
Human impact on Earth's environment.
9781429204293
551 / JOR/E
Why we study Earth --
How we study Earth --
Plate tectonics, the unifying theory of geology --
Earth materials, minerals and rocks --
Igneous processes and volcanism --
Sedimentation, rocks formed by surface processes --
Deformation and metamorphism --
Timing the geologic record --
History of Earth --
Climate system and glaciation --
Hydrologic cycle and groundwater --
Shaping Earth's surface, streams, coastlines, and wind --
Earthquakes and Earth structure --
Human impact on Earth's environment.
9781429204293
551 / JOR/E