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Exploring Geology

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ISBN-10: 0077270401

ISBN-13: 9780077270407

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Stephen Reynolds, Julia Johnson, Michael Kelly, Paul Morin, Chuck Carter

List price: $156.33
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Exploring GeologybyReynolds/Johnson/Kelly/Morin/Carteris an innovative textbook intended for an introductory college geology course, such as Physical Geology. This ground-breaking, visually spectacular book was designed from cognitive and educational research on how students think, learn, and study.Nearly all information in the book is built around nearly 2,700 photographs and stunning illustrations, rather than being in long blocks of text that are not articulated with figures. These annotated illustrations help students visualize geologic processes and concepts, and are suited to the way most instructors already teach. To alleviate cognitive load and help students focus on one important…    
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Book details

List price: $156.33
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 9/18/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 9.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 3.278
Language: English

Award winning journalist Michael Kelly has provided eyewitness accounts from military actions from Kuwait to Bosnia. In Martyr's Day: Chronicle of a Small War, Kelly describes the bombing of Baghdad, the attack on Israel, and the American assault into Kuwait. He also wrote Siege: A Story of Bosnia, his first-hand account of the war in Bosnia. For his reporting, Kelly won a National Magazine Award and an Overseas Press Club Award.

Preface
The Nature of Geology
Investigating Geologic Questions
Plate Tectonics
Earth Materials
Igneous Environments
Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards
Sedimentary Environments
Deformation and Metamorphism
Geologic Time
The Seafloor and Continental Margins
Mountains, Basins, and Continents
Earthquakes and Earth's Interior
Climate, Weather, and Their Influences on Geology
Shorelines, Glaciers, and Changing Sea Levels
Weathering, Soil, and Unstable Slopes
Rivers and Streams
Water Resources
Energy and Mineral Resources
Geology of the Solar System