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Understanding Earth

Understanding Earth is designed to bring the worldview of the working geologist to an audience new to learning about science. Students aren't merely presented with concepts and processes - they come to learn how we know what we know, and how that knowledge impacts their lives as citizens and he...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Grotzinger, John P.
Otros Autores: Jordan, Thomas H. (Thomas Hilman), 1948-
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : W.H. Freeman and Company, [2014].
Edición:7th edition.
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505 0 |a The earth system -- Plate tectonics : the unifying theory -- Earth materials : minerals and rocks -- Igneous rocks : solids from melts -- Sedimentation : rocks formed by surface processes -- Metamorphism : alteration of rocks by temperature and pressure -- Deformation : modification of rocks by folding and fracturing -- Clocks in rocks : timing the geologic record -- Early history of the terrestrial planets -- History of the continents -- Geobiology : life interacts with Earth -- Volcanoes -- Earthquakes -- Exploring earth's interior -- The climate system -- Weathering, erosion, and mass wasting : interactions between the climate and plate tectonic systems -- The hydrologic cycle and groundwater -- Stream transport : from mountains to oceans -- Winds and deserts -- Coastlines and ocean basins -- Glaciers : the work of ice -- Landscape development -- The human impact on Earth's environment. 
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