Earth: Portrait of a Planet
Author:Stephen Marshak
Edition:6th Edition
Blending geology with Earth system science, this text examines how internal and surface processes shape the planet over time. It connects plate tectonics, rock formation, and natural hazards with climate, resources, and environmental change, emphasizing the dynamic interactions that define Earth’s past, present, and future.
Chapters
- Chapter 1: Cosmology and the Birth of the Earth→
- Chapter 2: Journey to the Center of the Earth→
- Chapter 3: Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas→
- Chapter 4: The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics→
- Chapter 5: Patterns in Nature: Minerals→
- Chapter 6: Up from the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks→
- Chapter 7: Pages of the Earth's Past: Sedimentary Rocks→
- Chapter 8: Metamorphism: A Process of Change→
- Chapter 9: The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions→
- Chapter 10: A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes→
- Chapter 11: Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building→
- Chapter 12: Deep Time: How Old Is Old?→
- Chapter 13: A Biography of the Earth→
- Chapter 14: Squeezing Power from a Stone: Energy Resources→
- Chapter 15: Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources→
- Chapter 16: Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements→
- Chapter 17: Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water→
- Chapter 18: Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts→
- Chapter 19: A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater→
- Chapter 20: An Envelope of Gas: The Earth's Atmosphere and Climate→
- Chapter 21: Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts→
- Chapter 22: Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages→
- Chapter 23: Global Change in the Earth System→