Earth science

Title:

Earth science

Author:

Tarbuck, Edward J.

ISBN:

9780136020073

Edition:

12th ed.

Publication Date:

2009

Publication Information:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, c2009.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 740 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Language:

English

Subject Term:

Earth sciences -- Textbooks.

General Note:

Includes index.

Added Author:

Lutgens, Frederick K.

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This text offers a user-friendly overview of our physical environment with balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology.

1 Introduction to Earth Science

Unit 1 Earth Materials

2 Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks

3 Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Unit 2 Sculpturing Earth's Surface

4 Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting

5 Running Water and Groundwater

6 Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind

Unit 3 Forces Within

7 Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds

8 Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

9 Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

10 Mountain Building

Unit 4 Deciphering Earth's History

11 Geologic History

12 Earth's Evolution through Geologic Time

Unit 5 The Global Ocean

13 The Ocean Floor

14 Ocean Water and Ocean Life

15 The Dynamic Ocean

Unit 6 Earth's Dynamic Atmosphere

16 The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature

17 Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

18 Air Pressure and Wind

19 Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

20 World Climates and Global Climate Change

Unit 7 Earth's Place in the Universe

21 Origin of Modern Astronomy

22 Touring Our Solar System

23 Light, Astronomical Observations, and the Sun

24 Beyond Our Solar System

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