This book's Real-world approach portrays Geology as a science that integrates Physics, Chemistry, and Biology within the context of a process organization that places these fundamental principles within a Geological framework. The unique process-oriented focus helps readers gain a better understanding of how Earth works and how it directly affects their lives. This introductory book uses plate tectonics as a central theme and organizes material around plate boundaries. Topics include geologic time, origin & composition, minerals, rocks, physical principles, deformation, earthquakes, geologic structures, earth's water, weathering, geomorphology, geologic hazards, resources, and more. For physical geologists.
Exploring Earth is the first introductory text to take an integrative approach to physical geology within the framework of geologic processes. Students with little or no scientific background will gain more from this approach because it presents the material in a more interesting context. This approach presents the richness of the field of geology in its entirety while making the subject interesting and easier to learn. The text's conventional table of contents is followed by a topical table of contents, to better enable instructors to find all the coverage of a particular topic.
