Essentials of Geology (Fifth Edition) - 5th Edition - by Stephen Marshak - ISBN 9780393601107

Essentials of Geology (Fifth Edition)
5th Edition
Stephen Marshak
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393601107

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Name: Essentials of Geology (Fifth Edition)
Author: Stephen Marshak
ISBN: 9780393601107

Chapter 1 - The Earth In Context Chapter 1.2 - An Image Of Our Universe Chapter 1.3 - Forming The Universe Chapter 1.4 - Farming The Solar System, Including The Earth Chapter 1.5 - Earth's Moon And Magnetic Field Chapter 1.6 - Introducing The Earth System Chapter 1.7 - Looking Inwarddiscovering The Earth's Interior Chapter 2 - The Way The Earth Works: Plate Tectonics Chapter 2.2 - Wegener's Evidence For Continental Drift Chapter 2.3 - Paleomagnetism-proving That Continents Move

Chapter 2.4 - The Discovery Of Seafloor Spreading Chapter 2.5 - Evidence Far Seafloor Spreading Chapter 2.6 - What Do We Mean By Plate Tectonics?Chapter 2.7 - Divergent Plate Boundaries And Seafloor Spreading Chapter 2.8 - Convergent Plate Boundaries And Subduction Chapter 2.9 - Transform Plate Boundaries Chapter 2.10 - Special Locations In The Plate Mosaic Chapter 2.11 - How Do Plate Boundaries Farm And Die?Chapter 2.12 - Moving Plates Chapter 3 - Patterns In Nature: Minerals Chapter 3.2 - What Is A Mineral?Chapter 3.3 - Beauty In Patterns: Crystals And Their Structure Chapter 3.4 - Haw Can You Tell One Mineral Tram Another?Chapter 3.5 - Organizing Your Knowledge: Mineral Classification Chapter 3.6 - Something Preciousgems!Chapter 4 - Up From The Inferno: Magma And Igneous Rocks Chapter 4.2 - Why Does Magma Farm, And What Is It Made Of?Chapter 4.3 - Movement And Solidification Of Molten Rack Chapter 4.4 - How Do You Describe An Igneous Rack?Chapter 4.5 - Plate-tectonic Context Af Igneous Activity Chapter 5 - The Wrath Of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions Chapter 5.2 - The Products Of Volcanic Eruptions Chapter 5.3 - Structure And Eruptive Style Chapter 5.4 - Geologic Settings At Volcanism Chapter 5.5 - Beware: Volcanoes Are Hazards!Chapter 5.6 - Protection From Vulcan's Wrath Chapter 5.7 - Effect Of Volcanoes On Climate And Civilization Chapter 5.8 - Volcanoes Elsewhere In The Solar System Chapter 6 - Pages Of Earth's Past: Sedimentary Rocks Chapter 6.2 - Classes At Sedimentary Racks Chapter 6.3 - Sedimentary Structures Chapter 6.4 - How Do We Recognize Depositional Environments?Chapter 6.5 - Sedimentary Basins Chapter 7 - Metamorphism: A Process Of Change Chapter 7.1 - Introduction Chapter 7.2 - Consequences And Causes Of Metamorphism Chapter 7.3 - Types Of Metamorphic Racks Chapter 7.4 - Where Does Metamorphism Occur?Chapter 8 - A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes Chapter 8.2 - Faulting And The Generation Of Earthquakes Chapter 8.3 - Seismic Waves And Their Measurement Chapter 8.4 - Defining The Size Of Earthquakes Chapter 8.5 - Where And Why Do Earthquakes Occur?Chapter 8.6 - How Do Earthquakes Cause Damage?Chapter 8.7 - Can We Predict The "big One"?Chapter 8.8 - Earthquake Engineering And Zoning Chapter 9 - Crags, Cracks, And Crumples: Geologic Structures And Mountain Building Chapter 9.2 - Rack Deformation In The Earth's Crust Chapter 9.3 - Brittle Structures Chapter 9.4 - Folds And Foliations Chapter 9.5 - Causes Of Mountain Building Chapter 9.6 - Other Consequences Of Mountain Building Chapter 9.7 - Basins And Domes In Cratons Chapter 10 - Deep Time: How Old Is Old?Chapter 10.2 - The Concept Of Geologic Time Chapter 10.3 - Geologic Principles Far Defining Relative Age Chapter 10.4 - Unconformities: Gaps In The Record Chapter 10.5 - Stratigraphic Formations And Their Correlation Chapter 10.6 - The Geologic Column Chapter 10.7 - How Do We Determine Numerical Ages?Chapter 10.8 - Numerical Ages And Geologic Time Chapter 11 - A Biography Of Earth Chapter 11.2 - Hadean And Archean Time: Earth's Early Days Chapter 11.3 - The Proterozoic: The Earth In Transition Chapter 11.4 - The Paleozoic Era: Continents Reassemble, And Life Gets Complex Chapter 11.5 - The Mesozoic Era: When Dinosaurs Ruled Chapter 11.6 - The Cenozoic Era: The Modern World Comes To Be Chapter 12 - Riches In Rock: Energy And Mineral Resources Chapter 12.2 - Sources Of Energy In The Earth System Chapter 12.3 - Introducing Hydrocarbon Resources Chapter 12.4 - Conventional Hydrocarbon Systems Chapter 12.5 - Unconventional Hydrocarbon Reserves Chapter 12.6 - Coal: Energy Tram The Swamps At The Past Chapter 12.7 - Nuclear Power Chapter 12.8 - Other Energy Sources Chapter 12.9 - Energy Choices, Energy Challenges Chapter 12.10 - Mineral Resources Chapter 12.11 - Nonmetallic Mineral Resources Chapter 12.12 - Global Mineral Needs Chapter 13 - Unsafe Ground: Landslides And Other Mass Movements Chapter 13.2 - Types Of Mass Movement Chapter 13.4 - Haw Can We Protect Against Mass-movement Disasters?Chapter 14 - Streams And Floods: The Geology Of Running Water Chapter 14.2 - Draining The Land Chapter 14.3 - Describing Flow In Streams: Discharge And Turbulence Chapter 14.4 - Thewark Of Running Water Chapter 14.5 - Streams In The Landscape Chapter 14.6 - The Evolution Of Drainage Chapter 14.7 - Raging Waters Chapter 14.8 - Human Impact On Rivers Chapter 15 - Restless Realm: Oceans And Coast S Chapter 15.2 - Landscape Beneath The Sea Chapter 15.3 - Ocean Water And Its Movement Chapter 15.4 - Where Land Meets Sea: Coastal Landforms Chapter 15.5 - Causes Of Coastal Variability Chapter 15.6 - Coastal Problems And Solutions Chapter 16 - A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater Chapter 16.2 - Where Does Groundwater Reside?Chapter 16.3 - Groundwater Flow Chapter 16.4 - Tapping Groundwater Supplies Chapter 16.5 - Hot Springs And Geysers Chapter 16.6 - Groundwater Problems Chapter 16.7 - Caves And Karst Chapter 17 - Dry Regions: The Geology Of Deserts Chapter 17.2 - The Nature And Locations Of Deserts Chapter 17.3 - Producing Desert Landscapes Chapter 17.4 - Deposition In Deserts Chapter 17.5 - Desert Landscapes And Desert Life Chapter 17.6 - Desert Problems Chapter 18 - Amazing Ice: Glaciers And Ice Ages Chapter 18.2 - Ice And The Nature Of Glaciers Chapter 18.3 - Carving And Carrying By Lce Chapter 18.4 - Deposition Associated With Glaciation Chapter 18.5 - Other Consequences Of Continental Glaciation Chapter 18.6 - The Pleistocene Ice Age Chapter 18.7 - The Causes Of Ice Ages Chapter 19 - Global Change In The Earth System Chapter 19.2 - Unidirectional Changes Chapter 19.3 - Cyclic Changes Chapter 19.4 - Global Climate Change Chapter 19.5 - Contemporary Global Warming Chapter 19.6 - Other Human Impacts On The Earth System Chapter 19.7 - The Future Of The Earth

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