The changing Earth : exploring geology and evolution - Monroe, James S. (James Stewart), 1938-; Wicander, Reed, 1946- (Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2009)
Understanding Earth : a dynamic and evolving planet -- Plate tectonics : a unifying theory -- Minerals, the building blocks of rocks -- Igneous rocks and intrusive igneous activity -- Volcanoes and volcanism -- Weathering, soil, and sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Earthquakes and Earth's interior -- The seafloor -- Deformation, mountain building, and the continents -- Mass wasting -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciations -- The work of wind and deserts -- Shorelines and shoreline processes -- Geologic time : concepts and principles -- Evolution, the theory and its supporting evidence -- Precambrian Earth and life history -- Paleozoic Earth history -- Paleozoic life history -- Mesozoic Earth and life history -- Cenozoic Earth and life history -- Physical and historical geology in perspective.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Geology -- Textbooks