Earth [electronic resource]
Van Rose, Susanna2013
Book
Abstract: Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking and highly informative guide to the fascinating story of the Earth. Superb, full-color photography of geological equipment, rocks, minerals and 3-D models reveals the ideas and discoveries that have changed our understanding of the world in which we live. See how glaciers create fjords, how beaches are shaped, where Africa is splitting apart along the Rift Valley, ocean-floor volcanoes, the atmosphere from space, the elements in the Earth's crust, and an exploded volcano. Learn how earthquakes are recorded, how the Grand Canyon was formed, about plate tectonics, how rock minerals are changed by weathering, how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water, and where icebergs originate. Discover the age of the Earth, how the ocean floor is mapped, how to sieve fossils from sea floor sediments, how garden snails provided a clue to the continental drift theory, what gases make up the atmosphere, and much, much more!
Main title:
Earth [electronic resource] / written by Susanna Van Rose.
Work:
Edition:
Rev. ed.
Imprint:
New York [N.Y.] : DK Pub., 2005 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Collation:
1 online resource (264 entries) : 341 images, digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
"Discover the secrets of life on our planet-- and learn how animals, plants, and the environment interact"--Cover.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 72 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps
Contents:
What makes up the Earth? -- Early ideas about the Earth -- A cocoon of gas -- Climate in the past -- Watery planet -- The properties of water -- Realms of ice -- The building blocks -- Investigating rocks -- Igneous rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- The challenge of the ocean -- Modern oceanography -- Continental drift -- Plate tectonics -- The formation of the ocean floor -- Exploring the interior -- Earthquakes and seismology -- Volcanology -- Mountain building -- Plateaus and rifts -- Weathering processes -- Life from rock -- Erosion -- Deposition -- Glaciation -- The age of the Earth -- Naming the Earth -- Did you know? -- Geoscientists at work -- Find out more -- Glossary.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781782682127 (online)9780756610692 (print)0756610699 (print)
Dewey class:
550
LC class:
QE29
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
502392
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