FROM THE PUBLISHER
Exploring Earth is the first introductory book to take an integrative approach
to physical geology within the framework of geologic processes. The book's
conventional table of contents is followed by a topical table of contents, to
better enable readers to find all the coverage of a particular topic. The book's
approach presents the richness of the field of geology in its entirety while
making the subject interesting and easier to learn. Topics include simulating
Earth's interior; the eruption of Mount St. Helen's; why the is ocean salty; the
Antarctic ozone hole; controlling earthquakes; acid rain; explosive volcanic
eruptions; and damming a wild river. Beginning geologists