Presented in a straightforward, trusted format and tracking to a typical introductory geology course at the college level, Geology For Dummies, 2nd Edition features a thorough introduction to the study of earth, its materials, and its processes. Key Concepts include:
- Rock records and geologic time
- Large-scale motion of tectonic plates
- Matter, minerals, and rocks
- The geological processes on earth's surface
- A close look at earth as a complex global system.