
Student-friendly overview of our physical environment that offers balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. The authors focus on readability, with clear, example-driven explanations of concepts and events. The Thirteenth Edition incorporates a new active learning approach, a fully updated visual program, and is available for the first time with MasteringGeology™—the most complete, easy-to-use, engaging tutorial and assessment tool available.
Active-learning approach offers the students a structured learning path and provides a reliable, consistent framework for mastering the chapter concepts.


Earth science is highly visual, so art and photographs play a critical role. The 13th Edition includes a revised visual program that re-conceptualizes 50% of the figures and photos. The result is an honors-level program developed for maximum visual effectiveness.

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