TY - BOOK AU - Monroe,James S. AU - Wicander,Reed TI - The changing Earth: exploring geology and evolution SN - 9780495554806 AV - QE28 .M686 2008 PY - 2009///] CY - Belmont, CA PB - Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning KW - Geology KW - Textbooks N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -