Lab Man Int Geo 1E Pa

by Ludman,Allan

• ISBN13: 9780393928143
• ISBN10: 0393928144
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2010-02-23
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

The first new lab manual for introductory geology in a generation.A collaboration between best-selling author Stephen Marshak (Earth: Portrait of a Planet and Essentials of Geology) and master teacher Allan Ludman, Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology's inquiry-based approach teaches students to ask and answer questions about the physical world in which we live.

Table of Contents

Investigating the Earth

Setting the Stage for Learning about the Earth

The Way the Earth Works: Examining Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Minerals

Minerals, Rocks, and the Rock Cycle

Using Igneous Rocks to Interpret Earth History

Using Sedimentary Rocks to Interpret Earth History

Interpreting Metamorphic Rocks

Earths Dynamic Landscapes

Studying Earth's Landforms

Working with Topographic Maps

Landscapes Formed by Streams

Glacial Landscapes

Groundwater as a Landscape Former and Resource

Processes and Landforms in Arid Environments

Shoreline Landscapes

The Third and Fourth Dimensions

Interpreting Geologic Structures on Block Diagrams, Geologic Maps, and Cross Sections

Earthquakes and Seismology

Interpreting Geologic History: What Happened and When Did It Happen?

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