Visualizing Geology
eBook - PDF

Visualizing Geology

  1. 544 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Visualizing Geology

About this book

Visualizing Geology, 4th Edition introduces students to geology and Earth system science through the distinctive mode of visual learning that is the hallmark of the Wiley Visualizing series. Readers learn that the geologic features we see and experience result from interactions among three grand cycles, which extend from Earths core to the fringes of our atmosphere: the tectonic cycle, the rock cycle, and the water cycle.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781119034025
Edition
4
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. About the Authors
  7. Thanks for Participating in a Special Project
  8. Contents in Brief
  9. Contents
  10. 1 Earth as a Planet
  11. 2 Earth Materials
  12. 3 How Old is Old? The Rock Record and Geologic Time
  13. 4 Plate Tectonics
  14. 5 Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior
  15. 6 Volcanoes and Igneous Rocks
  16. 7 Weathering and Erosion
  17. 8 From Sediment to Sedimentary Rock
  18. 9 Folds, Faults, and Geologic Maps
  19. 10 Metamorphism: New Rock from Old
  20. 11 Water On and Under the Ground
  21. 12 The Ocean and the Atmosphere
  22. 13 Climatic Extremes: Deserts and Glaciers
  23. 14 Earth’s Climates: Past, Present, Future
  24. 15 A Brief History of Life on Earth
  25. 16 Understanding Earth’s Resources
  26. Appendix A: Units and Their Conversions
  27. Appendix B: Periodic Table of the Elements
  28. Appendix C: Tables of the Properties of Selected Common Minerals
  29. Appendix D: Self-Test Answers
  30. Glossary
  31. Table and Line Art Credits
  32. Index
  33. EULA