Earth science / Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa.

By: Tarbuck, Edward J [author]
Contributor(s): Lutgens, Frederick K
Language: English Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2003Edition: Tenth editionDescription: xvii, 686 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0130353906 (college ed.); 9780130353900Subject(s): Earth sciencesDDC classification: 550 LOC classification: QE26.2 | .T38 2003
Contents:
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 -- Earthquakes and earth's interior -- Plate tectonics -- Volcanoes and other igneous activity -- Mountain building -- Deciphering earth's history -- Geologic time -- Earth's history : A brief summary -- 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 -- Climate -- 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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Includes index.

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 --
Earthquakes and earth's interior --
Plate tectonics --
Volcanoes and other igneous activity --
Mountain building --
Deciphering earth's history --
Geologic time --
Earth's history : A brief summary --
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 --
Climate --
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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