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How does Earth work? : physical geology and the process of science
- Title
- How does Earth work? : physical geology and the process of science / Gary A. Smith, Aurora Pun.
- Author
- Smith, Gary A. (Gary Allen), 1958-
- Publication
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QE28.2 .S59 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Pun, Aurora.
- Description
- xxxi, 641p. : ill., maps; 28 cm. +
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- CD-ROMs.
- Textbooks
- Textbooks.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Why study earth? -- Minerals: building blocks of the planet -- Rocks and rock-forming processes -- Formation of magma and igneous rocks -- Formation of sediment and sedimentary rocks -- Formation of metamorphic rocks -- Earth materials as time keepers -- Journey to the center of earth -- Making earth -- Motion inside earth -- Deformation of rocks -- Global tectonics: plates and plumes -- Tectonics and surface relief -- Chapter outline -- Soil formation and landscape stability -- Mass movements: landscapes in motion -- Streams: flowing water shapes the landscape -- Water flowing underground -- Glaciers: cold-climate sculptors of continents -- Shorelines: changing landscapes where land meets sea -- Wind: a global geologic process.
- ISBN
- 0130341290
- 9780130341297
- 0131867474
- 9780131867475
- LCCN
- 2005004918
- OCLC
- on1340662462
- 1340662462
- SCSB-1371083
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library