The Changing Earth Exploring Geology and Evolution

by Monroe, James S.; Wicander, Reed

• ISBN13: 9780495554806
• ISBN10: 0495554804
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780840062086 , 9780495010203
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-14
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

THE CHANGING EARTH: EXPLORING GEOLOGY AND EVOLUTION is a leader in the Introductory Geology course. The fifth edition?s content is based on the best-selling texts PHYSICAL GEOLOGY: EXPLORING THE EARTH and HISTORICAL GEOLOGY: EVOLUTION OF EARTH AND LIFE THROUGH TIME, both written by James S. Monroe and Reed Wicander. Briefer than the previous edition and maintaining a consistent and clear writing style throughout, the text provides balanced coverage of physical and historical geology with engaging, real-life examples that draw you into the material. The fifth edition includes excellent illustrations, photographs, and maps that aid your understanding of this especially visual science. The book design presents the material in easily digestible chapters, with clear delineations between sections and well-placed artwork.

Table of Contents

Understanding Earth: A Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory

Minerals--The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity

Volcanism and Volcanoes

Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rock

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Seafloor

Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents

Mass Wasting

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Winds and Deserts

Shorelines and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Evolution--The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History

Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History

Mesozoic Earth and Life History

Cenozoic Earth and Life History

Physical and Historical Geology in Perspective

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