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Author : N. W. Rogers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Earth (Planet)
ISBN : OCLC:1256265516
Author : Stephen Blake
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521494249
At last, an undergraduate textbook integrating the geophysics, geochemistry, and petrology of the Earth to explain plate tectonics and geodynamics.
Author : Eric H. Christiansen,W. Kenneth Hamblin
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781449659028
New technologies has given us many different ways to examine the Earth. For example, we can penetrate deep into the interior of our planet and effectively X-ray its internal structure. With this technology comes an increased awareness of how our planet is continually changing and a fresh awareness of how fragile it is. Designed for the introductory Physical Geology course found in Geology, Earth Science, Geography, or Physical Science departments, Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology clearly presents Earth's dynamic geologic systems with their many interdependent and interconnected components. It provides comprehensive coverage of the two major energy systems of Earth: the plate tectonic system and the hydrologic cycle. The text fulfills the needs of professors by offering current content and a striking illustration package, while exposing students to the global view of Earth and teaching them to view the world as geologists.
Author : Brian J. Skinner,Stephen C. Porter,Jeffrey John Park,Jeffrey Park
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822035682954
Illustrates key concepts from the text and includes a Virtual Petroscope on accompanying CD-ROM.
Author : Martin Redfern
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191577741
For generations, the ground beneath the feet of our ancestors seemed solid and unchanging. Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. First, geologists realized that the continents themselves were drifting across the surface of the globe and that oceans were being created and destroyed. Secondly, pictures of the entire planet were returned from space. As the astronomer Fred Hoyle had predicted, this 'let loose an idea as powerful as any in history'. Suddenly, the Earth began to be viewed as a single entity; a dynamic, interacting whole, controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood. It began to seem less solid. As one astronaut put it, 'a blue jewel on black velvet; small, fragile and touchingly alone'. Geologists at last were able to see the whole as well as the detail; the wood as well as the trees. This book brings their account up to date with the latest understanding of the processes that govern our planet. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Tammy Laura Lynn Enz
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781496650672
Illustrated instructions guide readers through Earth Science experiments pertaining to changes on Earth, including plate tectonics, erosion, the greenhouse effect, and glaciers. An engaging way to support the Next Generation Science Standards. Experiments are simple, accessible, and something that could be used at a science fair, in the classroom, or at home. Exploring changes on Earth has never been simpler.
Author : Tammy Enz
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781474703345
Earth is a dynamic planet full of fascinating cycles and physical features. This engaging series presents accessible science-based experiments ready for use in the classroom or at home. Learn how our planet functions with easy-to-follow text and photos. Discovering Earth has never been more fun.
Author : Angela L. Coe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444348231
GEOLOGICAL FIELD TECHNIQUES The understanding of Earth processes and environments over geological time is highly dependent upon both the experience that can only be gained through doing fieldwork, and the collection of reliable data and appropriate samples in the field. This textbook explains the main data gathering techniques used by geologists in the field and the reasons for these, with emphasis throughout on how to make effective field observations and record these in suitable formats. Equal weight is given to assembling field observations from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock types. There are also substantial chapters on producing a field notebook, collecting structural information, recording fossil data and constructing geological maps. Geological Field Techniques is designed for students, amateur enthusiasts and professionals who have a background in geology and wish to collect field data on rocks and geological features. Teaching aspects of this textbook include: step-by-step guides to essential practical skills such as using a compass-clinometer, making a geological map and drawing a field sketch; tricks of the trade, checklists, flow charts and short worked examples; over 200 illustrations of a wide range of field notes, maps and geological features; appendices with the commonly used rock description and classification diagrams; a supporting website hosted by Wiley-Blackwell is available at www.wiley.com/go/coe/geology
Author : Brian J. Skinner,Michael M. Kimberley,Susan J. Kimberley,Stephen C. Porter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995-02-07
Category : Science
ISBN : CORNELL:31924086118852
A comprehensive introduction that focuses on all of the major scientific processes of physical geology. Researched and written by two eminent geologists, the third edition includes new overarching themes of environmental issues and human interaction with the earth and its resources. Each chapter begins with an essay on this subject. Each part ends with a guest essay on the good stewardship of the Earth--how we can take care of our planet. The art program has been revised with 40% new art throughout to reflect current research.
Author : Nigel Clark
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761957249
The relationship between social thought and earth processes is in its infancy. This book offers to make good the defect by exploring how human induced changes impact upon planetary processes.
Author : Iain Stewart
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781405930734
Part of the ALL-NEW Ladybird Expert series. Discover in this accessible and authoritative introduction the fundamental theory of how our dynamic planet works. Written by the celebrated geologist, academic and popular science presenter Iain Stewart, Plate Tectonics explores the Earth as a planetary machine and investigates the people and ideas that changed the way we look at the world. You'll learn about the make up of the Earth in the past and the present, from monsoon-like currents in our planet's radioactive interior to magnetic force lines and what the planet would look like without water. - Our planet as an active living system - The planetary force field - Fault lines that cross continents - How plates tectonics protects life on Earth - And much more . . . Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible and authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history and culture. For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years.
Author : W. Jacquelyne Kious,Robert I. Tilling,Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Geological Survey (USGS)
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Continental drift
ISBN : IND:30000042373781
In the early 1960s, the emergence of the theory of plate tectonics started a revolution in the earth sciences. Since then, scientists have verified and refined this theory, and now have a much better understanding of how our planet has been shaped by plate-tectonic processes. We now know that, directly or indirectly, plate tectonics influences nearly all geologic processes, past and present. Indeed, the notion that the entire Earth's surface is continually shifting has profoundly changed the way we view our world.
Author : Skinner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1995-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0471108596
Author : Brian J. Skinner,Stephen C. Porter
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996-02-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0471142662
A comprehensive introduction that focuses on all of the major scientific processes of physical geology. Researched and written by two eminent geologists, the third edition includes new overarching themes of environmental issues and human interaction with the earth and its resources. Each chapter begins with an essay on this subject. Each part ends with a guest essay on the good stewardship of the Earth--how we can take care of our planet. The art program has been revised with 40% new art throughout to reflect current research.
Author : Brian J. Skinner,Stephen C. Porter
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0471105643
A comprehensive introduction that focuses on all of the major scientific processes of physical geology. Researched and written by two eminent geologists, the third edition includes new overarching themes of environmental issues and human interaction with the earth and its resources. Each chapter begins with an essay on this subject. Each part ends with a guest essay on the good stewardship of the Earth--how we can take care of our planet. The art program has been revised with 40% new art throughout to reflect current research.
