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The Handy Geology Answer Book.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barnes-Svarney, Patricia.
- Series:
- The Handy Answer Book Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology.
- Geology--Miscellanea.
- Earth sciences--Miscellanea.
- Earth sciences.
- Earth movements--Miscellanea.
- Earth movements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (507 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- La Vergne : Visible Ink Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- Answers hundreds of questions on the most interesting of topics--planet Earth!It's right under our feet every day--Earth and all its glorious components.From fossils, rocks, and minerals to caves, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, The Handy Geology Answer Book traces the formation of the universe and the planet, investigating the layers of.
- Contents:
- Details of geology
- Measuring the earth
- The earth in space
- The earth's layers
- All about minerals
- Rock families
- Fossils in the rocks
- Fossil fuels
- Wearing away the earth
- Building mountains
- Geology and water
- Ice environments
- Examining earthquakes
- Volcanic eruptions
- Exploring caves
- Geology and the oceans
- Geology and the solar system
- Prominent geological features in the eastern United States
- Prominent geological features in the western United States
- Prominent geological features in the northern hemisphere
- Prominent geological features in the southern hemisphere
- Geology resources.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC:
- 1290486509
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