EarthJames F. Luhr In the best-selling tradition of Smithsonian Animal, this extraordinary survey of our planet provides unrivaled insight into the forces and processes that formed our environment and which continue to influence its evolution. With thousands of breathtaking photographs and unique visual catalogues of the features and phenomena that take place on Earth--such as rocks, minerals, and mountains to tropical rainforests and the different types of clouds--Earth contains the most up-to-date ideas on how our world works, a compelling review on the health of the planet, and unbelievable images of the world's most stunning features. |
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Page 89
... grain size , and then into schist . Phyllite's cleavage planes have a characteristic sheen resulting from the reflection of light from the individual grains , which are barely detectable by the unaided eye . A single cleavage is ...
... grain size , and then into schist . Phyllite's cleavage planes have a characteristic sheen resulting from the reflection of light from the individual grains , which are barely detectable by the unaided eye . A single cleavage is ...
Page 92
... grains and rock fragments . Grains within graywacke vary in size and shape , and may be poorly arranged , with a rough consolidated as a rock , and the latter tends to show signs such as ice scratches of its glacial origin . The term ...
... grains and rock fragments . Grains within graywacke vary in size and shape , and may be poorly arranged , with a rough consolidated as a rock , and the latter tends to show signs such as ice scratches of its glacial origin . The term ...
Page 93
... grains reflect how far they have traveled , and their composition may indicate the geology of their source rocks . plant fossil sand grains CLIFF - TOP RETREAT These Greek monasteries at Meteora perch on top of a cliff made of sandstone ...
... grains reflect how far they have traveled , and their composition may indicate the geology of their source rocks . plant fossil sand grains CLIFF - TOP RETREAT These Greek monasteries at Meteora perch on top of a cliff made of sandstone ...
Contents
MANAGING EDITOR Amanda Lebentz | 6 |
THE EARTH IN SPACE | 43 |
THE ANATOMY OF THE EARTH | 53 |
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Africa Antarctica Arctic Asia ATLANTIC OCEAN atmosphere Australia basaltic Basin boundary calcite carbon cave China climate cloud coast COLOR COMPOSITION contain continental cool coral Corbis crater crust CRYSTAL SYSTEM deep deposits desert Earth Earth's surface earthquake east erosion eruptions Europe evaporation fault flows forest fossil glacier glacier TERMINUS grains grasslands Gulf heat ice sheet igneous rocks impact intrusions island Lake land landscape largest lava layers limestone LOCATION magma mantle MAXIMUM DEPTH metamorphic meteorite million square km million years ago minerals mountains North America northern northwest occurs oceanic crust PACIFIC OCEAN Pacific Plate percent plants Plateau produce pyroclastic flows rain rainfall rainforest range reefs region ridges Rift rise river sand sea level sediment sedimentary rocks soil solar South southeast southern species square miles Stratovolcano streams subduction tectonic plates temperature trees tropical TYPE valley volcanic warm weathering wetlands wind world's zone