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Physical Geology: The Science of Earth, 3rd Edition explores the foundational introductory Physical Geology topics using recent discoveries in geologic research, innovative pedagogy, and a stunning art program. The challenge of critical thinking and the high-interest of modern subject matter taken from todays headlines are used to build on fundamental geologic principles and show students how they can take geology and apply it to their daily world.
PREFACE
1 An Introduction to Geology
2 Solar System
3 Plate Tectonics
4 Minerals
5 Igneous Rock
6 Volcanoes
7 Weathering
8 Sedimentary Rock
9 Metamorphic Rock
10 Mountain Building
11 Earthquakes
12 Geologic Time
13 Earth’s History
14 Climate change
15 Glaciers and Paleoclimatology
16 Mass Wasting
17 Surface Water
18 Groundwater
19 Deserts and Wind
20 Coastal Geology
21 Marine Geology
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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