Physical Geology, Study Guide

by Stephen C. Porter and Brian J. Skinner

Here is the successor to a long line of physical geology texts from Longwell, Flint and Skinner. While retaining their authoritativeness and logical organization on elementary topics (landforms, rocks, minerals), it integrates current thinking on processes (plate techtonics, chemical cycles, changes throughout geologic time). It is a well-illustrated introduction to investigations into the way the earth works, how mountains are formed, how the atmosphere,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471629464
• ISBN13: 9780471629467
• Release Date: April 1987
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"