The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology

by Skinner, Brian J.; Porter, Stephen C.

• ISBN13: 9780471161189
• ISBN10: 0471161187
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

American Museum of Natural History John Wiley & Sons and the American Museum of Natural History have collaborated to develop a Web site linking this text to the Museum's permanent exhibition, the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, Rose Center for Earth and Space. The Web site features animations, images and other features from the Museum's extensive collection and Web site. This site will be updated and evolve to include new content. All links are keyed to the text of The Dynamic Earth, 4th Edition. Visit the Web site at www.wiley.com/college/skinner.

Table of Contents

A First Look at Planet Earth	2	(25)
The Dynamic Earth	27	(24)
Atoms, Elements, and Minerals	51	(32)
The Fire Within: Volcanoes and Magmas	83	(36)
Weathering and Soils	119	(28)
Sediments and Sedimentation	147	(30)
New Rocks from Old: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks	177	(22)
Geologic Time	199	(26)
Mass Wasting	225	(26)
Streams and Drainage Systems	251	(30)
Groundwater	281	(26)
Glaciers and Glaciation	307	(34)
Wind Action and Deserts	341	(28)
The Oceans and Their Margins	369	(34)
Deformation of Rock	403	(24)
Earthquakes and the Earth's Interior	427	(30)
Global Tectonics	457	(34)
The Changing Face of the Land	491	(20)
Our Changing Planet	511	(22)
Resources of Minerals and Energy	533	(24)
Beyond Planet Earth	557
Appendix A: Units and Their Conversions	A1
Appendix B: Tables of the Chemical Elements and Naturally Occurring Isotopes	A4
Appendix C: Tables of the Properties of Common Minerals	A7
Glossary	G1
Selected References	R1
Credits	C1
Index	I1