Author | Tarbuck, Edward J |
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Title | Earth : an introduction to physical geology / Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa |
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Imprint |
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, c2011 |
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Edition |
10th ed. |
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Descript |
xix, 724 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm |
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CONTENT
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
SUBJECT
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Physical geology
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Central Library (4th Floor) | 551.4 T179E 2011 |
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Arts Library : Stack | QE28.2 T179E 2011 |
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