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Earth : Portrait of a Planet by Stephen Marshak (2018, Trade Paperback / Mixed Lot)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393640132
ISBN-139780393640137
eBay Product ID (ePID)19038301431
Product Key Features
Number of Pages1008 Pages
Publication NameEarth : Portrait of a Planet
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
SubjectEarth Sciences / Geology
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephen Marshak
Subject AreaScience
FormatTrade Paperback / Mixed Lot
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight69.7 Oz
Item Length10.9 in
Item Width9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number6
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2018-010310
Dewey Edition23/eng/20220128
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal550
Table Of ContentPrelude: And Just What Is Geology?Part One: Our Island in SpaceChapter 1: Cosmology and the Birth of EarthChapter 2: Journey to the Center of the EarthChapter 3: Drifting Continents and Spreading SeasChapter 4: The Way the Earth Works: Plate TectonicsPart Two: Earth MaterialsChapter 5: Patterns in Nature: MineralsInterlude A: Introducing RocksChapter 6: Up from the Inferno: Magma and Igneous RocksInterlude B: A Surface Veneer: Sediments and SoilsChapter 7: Pages of Earth's Past: Sedimentary RocksChapter 8: Metamorphism: A Process of ChangeInterlude C: The Rock Cycle in the Earth SystemPart Three: Tectonic Activity of a Dynamic PlanetChapter 9: The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic EruptionsChapter 10: A Violent Pulse: EarthquakesInterlude D: The Earth's Interior, Revisited: Seismic Layering, Gravity, and the Magnetic FieldChapter 11: Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain BuildingPart Four: History Before HistoryInterlude E: Memories of Past Life: Fossils and EvolutionChapter 12: Deep Time: How Old Is Old?Chapter 13: A Biography of EarthPart Five: Earth ResourcesChapter 14: Squeezing Power from a Stone: Energy ResourcesChapter 15: Riches in Rock: Mineral ResourcesPart Six: Processes and Problems at The Earth's SurfaceInterlude F: Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic CycleChapter 16: Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass MovementsChapter 17: Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running WaterChapter 18: Restless Realm: Oceans and CoastsChapter 19: A Hidden Reserve: GroundwaterChapter 20: An Envelope of Gas: Earth's Atmosphere and ClimateChapter 21: Dry Regions: The Geology of DesertsChapter 22: Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice AgesChapter 23: Global Change in the Earth System
SynopsisIn and out of class, students will benefit from: 1. An expanded suite of interactive simulations, Narrative Art Videos, Real-World Videos, and animations built on vibrant text art; 2. NEW Smartwork5 online activities with answer-specific feedback and thoroughly integrated visual media; and 3. thoroughly updated and expanded Geotours Google Earth exercises available in the Coursepack, Smartwork5, and the accompanying Geotours Workbook. These easy-to-use tools give students the most effective means for visualizing, interacting with, and mastering geology concepts., Marshak gives students the tools they need for an enriching hands-on geology experience, in and out of class. The Sixth Edition includes an expanded suite of interactive simulations, Narrative Art videos, Real-World videos, and animations built on the vibrant art from the text. New Smartwork5 online activities provide visual and interactive questions with answer-specific feedback. And the Geotours Google Earth(tm) exercises get students applying what they've learned to real-life site explorations. These easy-to-use tools combine with Marshak's signature narrative approach to the text and art program to give students the most effective means for visualizing, interacting with, and mastering geology concepts., Marshak gives students the tools they need for an enriching hands-on geology experience, in and out of class. The Sixth Edition includes an expanded suite of interactive simulations, Narrative Art videos, Real-World videos, and animations built on the vibrant art from the text. New Smartwork5 online activities provide visual and interactive questions with answer-specific feedback. And the Geotours Google Earth(TM) exercises get students applying what they've learned to real-life site explorations. These easy-to-use tools combine with Marshak's signature narrative approach to the text and art program to give students the most effective means for visualizing, interacting with, and mastering geology concepts.
LC Classification NumberQE26.3.M36 2019
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