| ISBN | 0137138164 | | Pages | 768 | | ISBN13 | 9780137138166 (What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1660 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Published in | Upper Saddle River | | Imprint | Pearson Education (US) | | Previous ISBN | 9780132003261 | | Format | Multimedia Item | | Height (mm) | 276 | | Publication date | 28 Mar 2008 | | Width (mm) | 229 | | DEWEY | 550 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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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