Essentials of geology - Wicander, Reed 1946-; Monroe, James S. (James Stewart) 1938-.; Peters, E. Kirsten (Belmont, Calif. Thomson Higher Education, 2006)
An introduction to geology -- Minerals: building blocks ofrocks -- Igneous rocks -- Volcanoes and other igneous activity -- Weathering and soils -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- Mass wasting: the work of gravity -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Deserts and wind -- Shorelines -- Earthquakes and earth's interior -- Plate tectonics: a scientific theory unfolds -- Origin and evolution of the ocean floor -- Crustal deformation and mountain building -- Geologic time -- Earth history: a brief summary -- Metric and English unitscompared -- Topographic maps -- Landforms of the conterminous United States.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Geology -- Textbooks; Physical geology -- Textbooks