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.