Earth Science
ISBN: 9780136020073 | 0136020070
Edition: 12thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2009
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For introductory courses in Earth Science in departments of Geology, Geography, Atmospheric Sciences, and Education. The twelfth edition of "Earth Science "offers a user-friendly overview of our physical environment with balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology for the undergraduate student with little background in science. The emphasis is on readability, with clear example-driven explanations. The twelfth edition takes full advantage of the subject's visual appeal, with discussions reinforced by incre... MORE
| Introduction to Earth Science | |
| Earth Materials | |
| Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks | |
| Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth | |
| Sculpturing Earth's Surface | |
| Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting | |
| Running Water and Groundwater | |
| Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind | |
| Forces Within | |
| Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds | ... MORE|
| Earthquakes and Earth's Interior | |
| Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity | |
| Mountain Building | |
| Deciphering Earth's History | |
| Geologic History | |
| Earth's Evolution through Geologic Time | |
| The Global Ocean | |
| The Ocean Floor | |
| Ocean Water and Ocean Life | |
| The Dynamic Ocean | |
| Earth's Dynamic Atmosphere | |
| The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature | |
| Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation | |
| Air Pressure and Wind | |
| Weather Patterns and Severe Storms | |
| World Climates and Global Climate Change | |
| Earth's Place in the Universe | |
| Origin of Modern Astronomy | |
| Touring Our Solar System | |
| Light, Astronomical Observations, and the Sun | |
| Beyond Our Solar System | |
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