Visualizing Geology

by Murck, Barbara W.; Skinner, Brian J.

• ISBN13: 9781118996515
• ISBN10: 1118996518
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781119034223
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781118129869, 9781118783276
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2015-12-21
• Publisher: Wiley
• More Book Details

Summary

VISUALIZING GEOLOGY

A research-based, online learning environment.

WileyPLUS takes the guesswork out of studying by providing students with a clear roadmap to success.

With the multi-media resources and assessment tools built into WileyPLUS, educators can measure student performance and learning outcomes to make the most of the time they have together.

Author Biography

BARBARA MURCK is the director of environmental programs at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, in Ontario, Canada. She is the coauthor of several leading textbooks, including Environmental Geology and Geology Today: Understanding Our Planet.

Table of Contents

1: Earth as a Planet

2: Earth Materials

3: How Old is Old? The Rock Record and Geologic Time

4: Plate Tectonics

5: Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior

6: Volcanoes and Igneous Rocks

7: Weathering and Erosion

8: From Sediment to Sedimentary Rock

9: Folds, Faults, and Geologic Maps

10: Metamorphism: New Rocks from Old

11: Water On and Under the Ground

12: The Ocean and the Atmosphere

13: Climatic Extremes: Deserts and Glaciers

14: Earth’s Climates: Past, Present, Future

15: A Brief History of Life on Earth

16: Understanding Earth’s Resources