Physical Geology

Physical Geology: The Science of Earth, 3rd Edition explores the foundational introductory Physical Geology topics using recent discoveries in geologic research, innovative pedagogy, and a stunning art program. The challenge of critical thinking and the high-interest of modern subject matter taken from todays headlines are used to build on fundamental geologic principles and show students how they can take geology and apply it to their daily world.

PREFACE

1 An Introduction to Geology

2 Solar System

3 Plate Tectonics

4 Minerals

5 Igneous Rock

6 Volcanoes

7 Weathering

8 Sedimentary Rock

9 Metamorphic Rock

10 Mountain Building

11 Earthquakes

12 Geologic Time

13 Earth’s History

14 Climate change

15 Glaciers and Paleoclimatology

16 Mass Wasting

17 Surface Water

18 Groundwater

19 Deserts and Wind

20 Coastal Geology

21 Marine Geology

GLOSSARY

INDEX