Tarbuck, Edward J.
Earth : an introduction to physical geology / Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa. - 6th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c1999. - xix, 724 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics: a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Magma, igneous rocks, and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering and soil -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Geologic time -- Crustal deformation -- Earthquakes and earthquake hazards -- Earth's interior -- Divergent boundaries: origin and evolution of the ocean floor -- Convergent boundaries: origin of mountains -- Mass wasting: the work of gravity -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Deserts and winds -- Shorelines -- Global climate change -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- Energy and mineral resources -- Planetary geology .
9780321663047 0321663047 9780321699039 (pbk.) 0321699033 (pbk.)
2009046659
GBB038017 bnb
015506324 Uk
Physical geology--Textbooks.
QE28.2 / .T37 2011
Earth : an introduction to physical geology / Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa. - 6th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c1999. - xix, 724 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics: a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Magma, igneous rocks, and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering and soil -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Geologic time -- Crustal deformation -- Earthquakes and earthquake hazards -- Earth's interior -- Divergent boundaries: origin and evolution of the ocean floor -- Convergent boundaries: origin of mountains -- Mass wasting: the work of gravity -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Deserts and winds -- Shorelines -- Global climate change -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- Energy and mineral resources -- Planetary geology .
9780321663047 0321663047 9780321699039 (pbk.) 0321699033 (pbk.)
2009046659
GBB038017 bnb
015506324 Uk
Physical geology--Textbooks.
QE28.2 / .T37 2011