The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology,9780471161189

The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology

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ISBN13: 9780471161189
ISBN10: 0471161187
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-02-01
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons Inc
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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

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