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Author Marshak, Stephen, 1955-

Title Earth : portrait of a planet / Stephen Marshak
Edition Second edition
Published New York ; London : W. W. Norton, 2005

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 W'BOOL  550 Mar/Epo 2005  AVAILABLE
Description 740 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
4 3/4 in
Contents Pt. I. Our island in space -- Chap. 1. Cosmology and the birth of earth -- Chap. 2. Journey to the center of the earth -- Chap. 3. Drifting continents and spreading seas -- Chap. 4. The way the earth works: plate tectonics -- Pt. II. Earth materials -- Chap. 5. Patterns in nature: minerals -- Interlude A Rock groups -- Chap. 6. Up from the inferno: magma and igneous rocks -- Chap.7. A surface veneer: sediments, soils, and sedimentary rocks -- Chap. 8. Metamorphism: a process of change -- Interlude B. The rock cycle -- Pt. III. Tectonic activity of a dynamic planet -- Chap. 9. The wrath of Vulcan: volcanic eruptions -- Chap. 10. A violent pulse: earthquakes -- Interlude C. Seeing inside the earth -- Chap. 11. Crags, cracks, and crumples: crustal deformation and mountain building -- Pt. IV. History before history. Interlude D. Memories of past life: fossils and evolution -- Chap. 12. Deep time: how old is old? -- Chap. 13. A biography of earth -- Pt. V. Earth resources -- Chap. 14. Squeezing power from a stone: energy resources -- Chap. 15. Riches in rock: mineral resources -- Pt. VI. ocesses and problems at the earth's surface -- Interlude E. Ever-changing landscapes and the hydrologic cycle -- Chap. 16. Unsafe ground: landslides and other mass movements -- Chap. 17. Streams and floods: the geology of running water -- Chap. 18. Restless realm: oceans and coasts -- Chap. 19. A hidden reserve: groundwater -- Chap. 20. An envelope of gas: earth's atmosphere and climate -- Chap. 21. Dry regions: the geology of deserts -- Chap. 22. Amazing ice: glaciers and ice ages -- Chap. 23. Global change in the earth system.ñʹ℗
Notes Previous ed.: 2001
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Also has free online study guide version of the Student CD-ROM offering materials that reinforce core concepts from the text and animations to help students visualize dynamic processes
System requirements: Macromedia Flash Player 7 (provided); optimized for: PC - Internet Explorer 5.0+; Mac - Safari; 800 x 600 screen resolution. Requires internet connection
Subject Geology -- Textbooks.
SUBJECT Earth (Planet) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040427
Earth (Planet) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040427 -- Problems, exercises, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001553
Genre/Form Textbooks.
Textbooks.
Problems and exercises.
LC no. 2005045081
ISBN 0393925021 paperback