McGeary, David <br/><br/>
Physical geology :  Earth revealed. / 
David Mcgeary, Charles C. Plummer, Diane H. Carlson 
 - 5th ed. / 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill,  2004 
 - xviii, 574 p. :  ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to physical geology;<br/>Earth's interior and geophysical properties;<br/>The sea floor;<br/>Plate tectonics;<br/>Mountain belts and the continental crust;<br/>Geologic structures;<br/>Earthquakes;<br/>Time and geology;<br/>Atoms, elements and minerals;<br/>Volcanism and extrusive rocks;<br/>Igneous rocks, intrusive activity and the origin of igneous rocks;<br/>Weathering and soil;<br/>Mass wasting;<br/>Sediments and sedimentary rocks;<br/>Metamorphism, metamorphic rocks and hydrothermal rocks;<br/>Stream and floods;<br/>Ground water;<br/>Deserts and wind action;<br/>Glaciers and glaciation;<br/>Waves, beaches and coasts;<br/>Geologic resources<br/> 
<br/><br/><br/>Eng. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0072463279 (hard copy : acidfree paper) 9780072943481 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Physical geology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>551  / M1723