Earth Science

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

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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