The Geology Book

Download or read book The Geology Book written by Dr. John D. Morris and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocks firmly anchored to the ground and rocks floating through space fascinate us. Jewelry, houses, and roads are just some of the ways we use what has been made from geologic processes to advance civilization. Whether scrambling over a rocky beach, or gazing at spectacular meteor showers, we can't get enough of geology! The Geology Bookwill teach you: What really carved the Grand Canyon. How thick the Earth's crust is. The varied features of the Earth's surface - from plains to peaks. How sedimentary deposition occurs through water, wind, and ice. Effects of erosion. Ways in which sediments become sedimentary rock. Fossilization and the age of the dinosaurs. The powerful effects of volcanic activity. Continental drift theory. Radioisotope and carbon dating. Geologic processes of the past. Our planet is a most suitable home. Its practical benefits are also enhanced by the sheer beauty of rolling hills, solitary plains, churning seas and rivers, and majestic mountains - all set in place by processes that are relevant to today's entire population of this spinning rock we call home.

Download or read book New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Geology Book, The written by Dr John Morris and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2000-08-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocks firmly anchored to the ground and rocks floating through space fascinate us. Jewelry, houses, and roads are just some of the ways we use what has been made from geologic processes to advance civilization. Whether scrambling over a rocky beach, or gazing at spectacular meteor showers, we can't get enough of geology! The Geology Book will teach you: What really carved the Grand Canyon.How thick the Earth's crust is.The varied features of the Earth's surface - from plains to peaks.How sedimentary deposition occurs through water, wind, and ice.Effects of erosion.Ways in which sediments become sedimentary rock.Fossilization and the age of the dinosaurs.The powerful effects of volcanic activity.Continental drift theory.Radioisotope and carbon dating.Geologic processes of the past. Our planet is a most suitable home. Its practical benefits are also enhanced by the sheer beauty of rolling hills, solitary plains, churning seas and rivers, and majestic mountains - all set in place by processes that are relevant to today's entire population of this spinning rock we call home.

Download or read book A Text-book of Geology written by William Jerome Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Text Book Of Geology written by P.C. Rao & D.B. Rao and published by Discovery Publishing House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: Introduction, Origin of the Earth, Age of the Earth, Interior of the Earth, Interior of the Earth, The Continents and Mountains, Isostasy, Theory of Plate Tectonics, Evolution of Landforms, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weathering, Soils, The Study of Rocks, Mineralogy, Structural Geology.

Download or read book Class-Book of Elementary Geology written by Frederick Wollaston Hutton and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-17 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Download or read book The Geology of Washington and Beyond written by Eric Swenson Cheney and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 20 chapters of The Geology of Washington and Beyond�an outgrowth of a geologic symposium�present the substantial advances in recent research on the geologic history of Washington State. The 32 contributors used new conceptual developments such as sequence stratigraphy, identification and matching of terranes, and neotechtonics, as well as breakthroughs in technology such as lidar mapping, paleomagnetism, and new methods of radiometric dating, to examine the fascinating geology of Washington State and beyond. Also included is geologic mapping in areas previously known only by reconnaissance. This book will influence resource management decisions, as well as disaster and land-use planning in the region. The introductory chapters make the book accessible for undergraduate courses in geology and to the general public.