Geology: A Self-Teaching Guide

Unentbehrlich für das Selbststudium der Geologie! Ob Sie die Grundlagen dieser Wissenschaft im Rahmen ihres Studiums erarbeiten oder als Amateur Ihre Kenntnisse auffrischen wollen, hier finden Sie alle wichtigen Informationen: Plattentektonik und Gesteinstypen, Gebirgsformationen, fossile Brennstoffe, Stoffkreisläufe und vieles mehr. Die zahlreichen kurzen Testfragen helfen Ihnen, Ihren Wissensstand zu überprüfen. Über 100 speziell angefertigte Abbildungen und 50 Fotos lassen die Jahrmillionen der Erdgeschichte lebendig werden.

ISBN-13: 9780471385905

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: 07-18-2001

Pages: 336

Product Dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

Series: Wiley Self-Teaching Guides #154

BARBARA MURCK, Ph.D., is the director of environmental programs at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, in Ontario, Canada. She is the coauthor of several leading textbooks, including Environmental Geology and Geology Today: Understanding Our Planet.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

A Note to the Reader.

Plate Tectonics: A Revolution in Geology.

What the Earth Is Made Of.

The Rock Record and Geologic Time.

Earthquakes and the Inside of the Earth.

Volcanoes and Igneous Rocks.

Weathering and Erosion.

Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks.

Metamorphism and Rock Deformation.

The Hydrosphere and the Atmosphere.

The Record of Life on Earth.

Resources from the Earth.

Earth Systems and Cycles.

Appendix 1: Units and Conversions.

Appendix 2: Elements and Their Symbols.

Appendix 3: Properties of Some Important Minerals.

Appendix 4: Symbols Commonly Used on Geologic Maps.

Appendix 5: Some Great Earth Science Web Sites.

Index. Show More