Earth : portrait of a planet / Stephen Marshak, University of Illinois.

• Prelude:  And Just What Is Geology? -- PART I:  OUR ISLAND IN SPACE -- 1:  Cosmology and the Birth of the Earth -- 2:  Journey to the Center of the Earth -- 3:  Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas -- 4:  The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics -- PART II:  EARTH MATERIALS -- 5:  Patterns in Nature: Minerals -- Interlude A:  Introducing Rocks -- 6:  Up from the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks -- Interlude B:  A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils -- 7:  Pages of Earth’s Past: Sedimentary Rocks -- 8:  Metamorphism: A Process of Change -- Interlude C:  The Rock Cycle in the Earth System -- PART III:  TECTONIC ACTIVITY OF A DYNAMIC PLANET -- 9:  The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions -- 10:  A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes -- Interlude D:  The Earth’s Interior, Revisited: Seismic Layering, Gravity, and the Magnetic Field -- 11:  Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building -- PART IV:  HISTORY BEFORE HISTORY -- Interlude E:  Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution -- 12:  Deep Time: How Old Is Old? -- 13:  A Biography of the Earth -- PART V:  EARTH RESOURCES -- 14:  Squeezing Power from a Stone: Energy Resources -- 15:  Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources -- PART VI:  PROCESSES AND PROBLEMS AT THE EARTH’S SURFACE -- Interlude F:  Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle -- 16:  Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements -- 17:  Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water -- 18:  Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts -- 19:  A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater -- 20:  An Envelope of Gas: The Earth’s Atmosphere and Climate -- 21:  Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts -- 22:  Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages -- 23:  Global Change in the Earth System. 

• The gold standard text for helping students visualize and understand geologic processes. Earth: Portrait of a Planet, 7th International Student Edition makes hands-on and real-world exploration easier and more impactful than ever, thoroughly updated with current events and essential data, the 7th Edition reveals the dynamism of geology and how it impacts our lives. 

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Geologi  (sao)

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Naturgeografi  (sao)

Geology  -- Textbooks. (LCSH)

Geology  -- Study and teaching (Higher) (LCSH)

Earth sciences  -- Study and teaching (Higher) (LCSH)

Earth  (LCSH)

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Ud Geologi och paleontologi

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550 (DDC)

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