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Home Planet Barbara Murck

Home Planet By Barbara Murck

Home Planet by Barbara Murck

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Providing an introduction to the six main areas of physical geology, this text demonstrates that the landscape we see at the surface of the Earth is a function of the interactions between internal and external processes.

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Home Planet: Physical Geology Today by Barbara Murck

This book provides an introduction to the six main areas of physical geography. It uses an earth systems approach to discuss the planet as a whole, plate tectonics, rocks and rock formation, surface processes, oceans/atmospheres, and resources.

About Barbara Murck

As an undergraduate, Barbara Murck was a confirmed nonscientist, until an introductory geology course changed her plans. Since then her professional focus has ranged from igneous geochemistry and ore-deposit petrography to alternative energy sources and state-of-the-environment reporting. Her current work focuses primarily on environmental management training for decision makers in developing countries. Brian Skinner was born and raised in Australia on the edge of what is now called degraded land some call it desert. That is where he gained his earliest interest in the complex interactions that make up our environment. He has been privileged to work on every continent and to be involved in the beginnings of what we now call the Space Age. His interests are most centrally involved with mineral and energy resources, but because these materials are found in a great many geological environments, his professional interests are diverse.

Table of Contents

THE THIRD PLANET. Earth in Space: The Science of the Earth System. Earth's Materials: Atoms, Elements, Minerals, and Rocks. Earth in Time: The Rock Record and Geologic Time. THE DYNAMIC EARTH. Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory. Earthquakes and the Earth's Interior. Folds, Faults and Mountain-Building. From Earth's Interior: Volcanoes and Igneous Rock. THE CHANGING EARTH. Weathering and Erosion. From Sediment to Rocks: Rocks that Form Near the Earth's Surface. New Rock From Old: Metamorphism. Putting It All Together: Where Different Rocks Form and Why. WATER WORLD. Water On and Under the Land. Ocean, Atmosphere, and Coastlines. Deserts, Glaciers, and Climatic Change. LIVING ON PLANET EARTH. A Brief History of Life on Earth. Earth Resources. Geosciences for the 21st Century.

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GOR002460513
9780471167334
0471167339
Home Planet: Physical Geology Today by Barbara Murck
Barbara Murck
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
19990128
608
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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