Physical Geology

Physical Geology

Plummer, Charles C.; McGeary, David

McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

12/1996

560

Mixed media product

Inglês

9780071146265

0071146261

1740

Covering physical geology and interactive plate tectonics, this title examines the Kobe earthquake, theories of gravity collapse, spreading and lithospere delamination, stream channels, flooding and the causes and effects of the Great Flood of 1993.
Introduction to physical geology; atoms, elements and minerals; volcanism and extrusive rocks; intrusive activities and igneous rocks; weathering and soil; sedimentary rocks; metamorphism; time and geology; mass wasting; streams; ground water; glaciers and glaciation; deserts and wind action; waves, beaches and coasts; geologic structures; earthquakes; the Earth's interior; the sea floor; plate tectonics; mountain belts; geological resources.
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