Understanding Earth

John Grotzinger, Raymond Siever, Frank Press, Thomas Jordan

600 pages, parution le 18/08/2003 (4^eme édition)

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Résumé

The field of physical geology continues to evolve--new tools, new ideas, new approaches. And Understanding Earth--always the leader in innovation--continues to evolve, too. Working closely with Frank Press and Ray Siever, the new co-authors, John Grotzinger and Tom Jordan, have introduced a wealth of recent data and applications to keep the science in the text on the cutting edge.

Yet, the Fourth Edition effectively fulfills the book's enduring goal: to help students understand what physical geology teaches us about the world and what it brings to our lives. More than any other introductory physical geology textbook, Understanding Earth is designed to bring the worldview of the working geologist to an audience not only new to this specific field, but in many cases to science in general. Students aren't merely presented with concepts and processes--they come to learn how we know what we know, and how that knowledge impacts their lives as citizens and consumers.

Sommaire

Building a Planet
Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory
Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks
Rocks: Records of Geologic Processes
Igneous Rocks: Solids from Melts
Volcanism
Weathering and Erosion
Sediments and Sedminentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
The Rock Record and the Geologic Time Scale
Folds, Faults, and Other Records of Rock Deformation
Mass Wasting
The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater
Streams: Transport to the Oceans
Winds and Deserts
Glaciers: The Work of Ice
Earth Beneath the Oceans
Landscapes: Tectonic and Climate Interaction
Earthquakes
Evolution of the Continents
Exploring Earth's Interior
Energy and Material Resources from the Earth
Environment, Global Change, and Human Impacts

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	W.H. Freeman and Company
Auteur(s)	John Grotzinger, Raymond Siever, Frank Press, Thomas Jordan
Parution	18/08/2003
Édition	4^eme édition
Nb. de pages	600
Format	21 x 28
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1315g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780716796176