Earth science /
Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa.
- Tenth edition
- xvii, 686 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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.