Tarbuck, Edward J., <br/><br/>
Earth science / 
Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa. 
 - xxv, 765 pages :   illustrations ;   28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes glossary and index 
<br/><br/>1 Introduction to Earth Science -- Unit 1 Earth Materials -- 2 Matter and Minerals -- 3 Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth -- Unit 2 Forces Within -- 4 Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds -- 5 Earthquake and Earth's Interior -- 6 Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity -- 7 Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building -- Unit 3 Sculpting Earth's Surface -- 8 Weathering, Soil and Mass Movement -- 9 Running Water and Groundwater -- 10 Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind -- Unit 4 Deciphering Earth's History -- 11 Geologic Time -- 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 -- Weather Patters and Global Severe Storms -- 20 World Climates and Global Climate Change -- Unit 7 Earth's Place in the Universe -- 21 Origins of Modern Astronomy -- 22 Touring Our Solar System -- 23 Light, Telescope and the Sun -- Beyond Our Solar System 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789813135253 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017013211 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Earth sciences.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>550