Earth : Portrait of a Planet
by Marshak, Stephen; Prothero, Donald R.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-02-01
Publisher(s): W W Norton & Co Inc
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Summary
Since 1960, there have been two major theoretical advances in the Earth sciences: the theory of plate tectonics and the advent of Earth systems science. Stephen Marshak\'s beautifully written and illustrated new text is the first to incorporate both of these discoveries from its inception. Earth: Portrait of a Planet covers all the topics of a traditional physical geology course, but also includes such topics as historical geology, environmental geology, the Earth?s resources, the oceans and atmosphere, cosmology, and global change. What results is a fascinating, comprehensive ?portrait? of planet Earth.
Table of Contents
| Preface | xiii | ||||
| Prelude And Just What Is Geology? | 3 | (12) | |||
| PART I OUR ISLAND IN SPACE | |||||
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15 | (20) | |||
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35 | (16) | |||
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51 | (26) | |||
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77 | (32) | |||
| PART II EARTH MATERIALS | |||||
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109 | (28) | |||
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129 | (8) | |||
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137 | (26) | |||
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163 | (40) | |||
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203 | (34) | |||
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227 | (10) | |||
| PART III TECTONIC ACTIVITY OF A DYNAMIC PLANET | |||||
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237 | (32) | |||
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269 | (50) | |||
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308 | (11) | |||
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319 | (46) | |||
| PART IV HISTORY BEFORE HISTORY | |||||
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352 | (13) | |||
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365 | (30) | |||
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395 | (32) | |||
| PART V EARTH RESOURCES | |||||
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427 | (26) | |||
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453 | (28) | |||
| PART VI PROCESSES AND PROBLEMS AT THE EARTH'S SURFACE | |||||
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472 | (9) | |||
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481 | (26) | |||
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507 | (38) | |||
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545 | (36) | |||
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581 | (30) | |||
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611 | (34) | |||
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645 | (22) | |||
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667 | (40) | |||
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707 | (29) | |||
| Metric Conversion Chart | 736 | ||||
| Appendix A Scientific Background: Matter and Energy | A-1 | ||||
| Appendix B Flow Charts for Identifying Minerals | B-1 | ||||
| Glossary | G-1 | ||||
| Index | I-1 |
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