(eBook) Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, Global Edition > eBook

With its strong readability and engaging, instructive illustrations, this trusted bestseller returns with a hybrid and streamlined focus on core principles. Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology maintains a learning objective-driven approach throughout each chapter: The text provides students with a structured learning path, tied to learning objectives with opportunities for students to demonstrate their understanding at the end of each section. The authors’ emphasis on currency and relevance includes the latest thinking in the field, particularly in the dynamic area of plate tectonics.

The Twelfth Edition, Pearson Science’s first augmented reality, hybrid textbook, uses the BouncePages image recognition app (FREE on both iOS and Android stores) to connect students’ digital devices to the print textbook, enhancing their reading and learning experience. Tarbuck/Lutgens’s innovative SmartFigures feature has been expanded, adding new digital content via Project Condor, Mobile Field Trips by Michael Collier, Animated Figures, and additional tutorial videos from Callan Bentley.This edition also includes MasteringGeology, the most complete, easy-to-use, engaging tutorial and assessment tool available.

1. An Introduction to Geology 

2. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds 

3. Matter and Minerals 

4. Magma, Igneous Rocks, and Intrusive Activity 

5. Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards 

6. Weathering and Soil 

7. Sedimentary Rocks 

8. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

9. Geologic Time 

10. Crustal Deformation 

11. Earthquakes and Earthquake Hazards 

12. Earth’s Interior 

13. Divergent Boundaries: Origin and Evolution of the Ocean Floor 

14. Convergent Boundaries: Origin of Mountains 

15. Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity 

16. Running Water 

17. Groundwater 

18. Glaciers and Glaciation 

19. Deserts and Winds 

20. Shorelines 

21. Global Climate Change 

22. Earth’s Evolution Through Geologic Time

23. Energy and Mineral Resources 

24. Touring Our Solar System 

Appendix A: Metric and English Units Compared