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SERIES INFORMATION Get all you need to know with Super Reviews. Each Super Review's in-depth, student-friendly topic review is specifically designed to help students grasp subject fundamentals clearly and quickly. The books also include pertinent examples, illustrations, and a readable organizational format for smart study. SUMMARY OF THIS TITLE The new and revised 2nd edition of Geology Super Review covers the Earths historical ages, weathering, rivers, underground waters, glaciers, lakes, oceans, volcanoes, Earth's crust movements, composition and structure of minerals and rocks, and more. This review is excellent for discovering how much you've learned and where you need to concentrate more study. Ideal as an aid for self-study, as well as a perfect textbook companion.
DETAILS - From cover to cover, each concise topic review is easy to follow and easy to grasp - excellent when preparing for homework, quizzes, and exams.
- Key illustrations and photographs illuminate pertinent information.
- Student-friendly language is easy to read and comprehend
- Includes explanations and details enhance your understanding of all elements of the subject and help you improve and retain the information you need.
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Synopsis
REA's new 2nd edition is packed with an in-depth, student-friendly topic review that helps students grasp the important elements of the subject. Topics covered include the Earth's geologic history, weathering, rivers, underground waters, glaciers, lakes, oceans, volcanoes, crust movements, composition and structure of minerals and rocks, and much more. Features pertinent examples and illustrations. Makes an excellent study aid and textbook companion.
Synopsis
Super Review Study Guides - All You Need to Know! REAs Super Review of Geology is an excellent study guide and textbook companion for students at all learning levels who are studying Geology.
The Super Review of Geology offers you: - Concise, yet comprehensive coverage of Geology
- Student-friendly language to make learning easier
- Easy-to-grasp, logically ordered Geology reviews that prepare you for homework, quizzes, midterms, and finals
- Geology review questions in Q & A format following each topic or chapter
- Easy-to-follow detailed answer explanations to each review question
- Geology quizzes to test your knowledge of the material and guide you toward areas that need further study
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GEOLOGIC TIME
The Relative Time Scale
The Radiometric Time Scale
The Age of the Earth
2 FOSSILS, ROCKS, AND TIME
Putting Events in Order
The Relative Time Scale
Rocks and Layers
Fossils and Rocks
Fossil Succession
The Numeric Time Scale
3 THE EARTHS INTERIOR
The Crust
The Mantle
The Core
The Structure of the Moon
4 ROCKS AND MINERALS
Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Naming Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Useful Terms
5 VOLCANOES
The Nature of Volcanoes
Principal Types of Volcanoes
Other Volcanic Structures
Types of Volcanic Eruptions
Submarine Volcanoes
Geysers, Fumaroles, and Hot Springs
Volcano Environments
Plate-Tectonics Theory
Extraterrestrial Volcanism
Volcano Monitoring and Research
Volcanoes and People
6 GLACIERS
Glacial Hazards
Glacial Advances
Glaciers and Climatic Change
7 DESERTS
How the Atmosphere Influences Aridity
Where Deserts Form
Types of Deserts
Desert Features
Eolian Processes
Types of Dunes
Remote Sensing of Arid Lands
Mineral Resources in Deserts
Desertification
8 EARTHQUAKES
Earthquakes in History
Where Earthquakes Occur
How Earthquakes Happen
Measuring Earthquakes
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Predicting Earthquakes
9 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
Fossils
Geological Chronology
Divisions of Geological Time
10 EARTH BEFORE THE CAMBRIAN
Pre-Cambrian Eras
The Archaeozoic Era
The Proterozoic Era
11 THE CAMBRIAN PERIOD
Life of the Cambrian
Plants
Animals
Summary
12 THE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Life of the Ordovician
Plants
Summary
13 THE SILURIAN PERIOD
Life of the Silurian
Summary
14 THE DEVONIAN PERIOD
Life of the Devonian
Plants
Summary
15 THE CARBONIFEROUS
AND PERMIAN PERIODS
Mississippian or Lower Carboniferous
Pennsylvanian or Upper Carboniferous
Coal Fields of North America
Summary of the Pennsylvanian
Permian
Invertebrates of the Carboniferous and Permian
Vertebrates of the Carboniferous and Permian
Carboniferous and Permian Plants
Coal
Problems of the Permian
Summary of the Paleozoic Era
16 THE MESOZOIC ERA: AGE OF REPTILES
Triassic
Jurassic
Early Cretaceous
Late Cretaceous
Life of the Mesozoic
Invertebrates
Fish and Amphibians
Reptiles
Dinosaurs
Toothed Birds
Mammals
Plants
Climate
Coal
17 THE CENOZOIC ERA: AGE OF MAMMALS
Tertiary Period
Physical Geography of the TertiaryEocene
Oligocene
Miocene
Pliocene
Life of the Tertiary
Factors in the Evolution of Mammals
Odd-Toed Mammals (Perissidactyls)
Even-Toed Hoofed Mammals (Artiodactyls)
Other Animals
Invertebrates
Vegetation
Climate
Effects of Isolation and Migration
18 THE QUATERNARY PERIOD
Changes at the Close of the Tertiary
Distribution of the Ice Sheets
Development of the Ice Sheets
Glacial and Interglacial Stages
History of the Great Lakes
Other Pleistocene Lakes
Loess
Duration
Causes of Glaciation
Effects of Glaciation
Life of the Pleistocene
Prehistoric Man
Future Habitability of the Earth
APPENDIX: COMMON MINERALS
Iron Minerals
Zinc Minerals
Calcium Minerals
Copper Minerals
Lead Minerals
Silica Minerals
Silicate Minerals