Essentials of Geology, Global Edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-1-292-05718-7 (ISBN)
From the renowned Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa team, the 12th Edition of Essentials of Geology continues to elevate its readability, art program, focus on basic principles and instructor flexibility. This revision incorporates what has historically made the text a best seller with a new active learning approach throughout each chapter, which offers students a structured learning path and provides a reliable, consistent framework for mastering the chapter concepts.
It also includes new additions to its learning path, mobile field trips, and visual program.
1. An Introduction to Geology
2. Matter and Minerals
3. Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Activity
4. Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards
5. Weathering and Soils
6. Sedimentary Rocks
7. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
8. Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity
9. Running Water
10. Groundwater
11. Glaciers and Glaciation
12. Deserts and Wind
13. Shorelines
14. Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior
15. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds
16. Origin and Evolution of the Ocean Floor
17. Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
18. Geologic Time
19. Earth’s Evolution through Geologic Time
20. Global Climate Change
Appendix A Metric and English Units Compared
Appendix B Topographic Maps
Appendix C Landforms of the Conterminous United States
Glossary
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.1.2023 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Harlow |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 245 x 275 mm |
| Gewicht | 1366 g |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-292-05718-1 / 1292057181 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-292-05718-7 / 9781292057187 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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