Geology for dummies
"Get a rock-solid grasp on geology ... Whether you're looking to supplement classroom learning or are simply interested in earth sciences, this guide gives you a straightforward introduction to the study of the earth, its materials, and its processes"--Page 4 of cover.
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- Full title :Geology for dummies / by Alecia M. Spooner.
Summary
"Get a rock-solid grasp on geology ... Whether you're looking to supplement classroom learning or are simply interested in earth sciences, this guide gives you a straightforward introduction to the study of the earth, its materials, and its processes"--Page 4 of cover.
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- Publication Date:©2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wiley
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:xx, 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations (some color), maps ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781118021521, 1118021525
- oclc:ocn697774571
- LC Classification:QE26.3
- Dewey Decimal:551
Table of Contents
Studying the earth -- Elements, minerals, and rocks -- One theory to explain it all : plate tectonics -- Superficially speaking : about surface processes -- Long, long ago in this galaxy right here -- The part of tens.
Part 1: Studying the earth. -- 1. Rocks for jocks (and everybody else) -- 2. Observing earth through a scientific lens -- 3. From here to eternity: the past, present, and future of geologic thought -- 4. Home sweet home: planet earth -- Part 2: Elements, minerals, and rocks. -- 5. It's elemental, my dear: a very basic chemistry of elements and compounds -- 6. Minerals: the building blocks of rocks -- 7. Recognizing rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic types -- Part 3: One theory to explain it all : plate tectonics. -- 8. Adding up the evidence for plate tectonics -- 9. When crustal plates meet, it's all relative -- 10. Who's driving this thing? Mantle convection and plate movement -- Part 4: Superficially speaking : about surface processes. -- 11. Gravity takes its toll: mass wasting -- 12. Water: above and below ground -- 13. Flowing slowly toward the sea: glaciers -- 14. Blowing in the wind: moving sediments without water -- 15. Catch a wave: the evolutio…
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