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The changing earth : exploring geology and evolution / created by James S. Monroe and Reed Wicander.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextBrooks/Cole, 2001Edition: 3rd EditionDescription: xxiii, 733 pages : col illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • rdamedia
Carrier type:
  • rdacarrier
ISBN:
  • 9780534375508
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QE28 MON
Contents:
1. Understanding Earth: An Introduction 2. Minerals-The Building Blocks of Rocks 3. Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity 4. Volcanism and Volcanoes 5. Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks 6. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks 7. Earthquakes and Earth's Interior 8. The Sea Floor 9. Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory 10. Deformation and Mountain Building, and the Continents 11. Mass Wasting 12. Running Water 13. Groundwater 14. Glaciers and Glaciation 15. The Work of Wind and Deserts 16. Shorelines and Shoreline Processes 17. Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles 18. Evolution-The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence 19. A History of the Universe, Solar System, and Planets 20. Precambrian Earth and Life History 21. Paleozoic Earth History 22. Paleozoic Life History 23. Mesozoic Earth and Life History 24. Cenozoic Earth and Life History Appendices Glossary Index
Summary: CD-ROM includes: 50 interactive exercises, over 35 minutes of full motion video clips, plus animations
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf QE28 MON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 65482 Available BK17586
Archive Archive Main Library Archives QE28 MON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 65483 Not for loan BK17709

Includes bibliography and index


1. Understanding Earth: An Introduction
2. Minerals-The Building Blocks of Rocks
3. Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity
4. Volcanism and Volcanoes
5. Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks
6. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
7. Earthquakes and Earth's Interior
8. The Sea Floor
9. Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory
10. Deformation and Mountain Building, and the Continents
11. Mass Wasting
12. Running Water
13. Groundwater
14. Glaciers and Glaciation
15. The Work of Wind and Deserts
16. Shorelines and Shoreline Processes
17. Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles
18. Evolution-The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence
19. A History of the Universe, Solar System, and Planets
20. Precambrian Earth and Life History
21. Paleozoic Earth History
22. Paleozoic Life History
23. Mesozoic Earth and Life History
24. Cenozoic Earth and Life History
Appendices
Glossary
Index

CD-ROM includes: 50 interactive exercises, over 35 minutes of full motion video clips, plus animations

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