Physical Geology (3^rd Ed.) The Science of Earth

Physical Geology: The Science of Earth, 3rd Edition explores the foundational introductory Physical Geology topics using recent discoveries in geologic research, innovative pedagogy, and a stunning art program. The challenge of critical thinking and the high-interest of modern subject matter taken from todays headlines are used to build on fundamental geologic principles and show students how they can take geology and apply it to their daily world.

PREFACE 

1 An Introduction to Geology 

2 Solar System 

3 Plate Tectonics 

4 Minerals 

5 Igneous Rock 

6 Volcanoes 

7 Weathering 

8 Sedimentary Rock 

9 Metamorphic Rock 

10 Mountain Building 

11 Earthquakes 

12 Geologic Time 

13 Earth’s History 

14 Climate change 

15 Glaciers and Paleoclimatology 

16 Mass Wasting 

17 Surface Water 

18 Groundwater 

19 Deserts and Wind 

20 Coastal Geology 

21 Marine Geology 

GLOSSARY 

INDEX