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Earth science /

By: Tarbuck, Edward J [author.].
Contributor(s): Lutgens, Frederick K [author.] | Tasa, Dennis [illustrator.].
Series: Always learning: Publisher: Harlow, Essex, England : Pearson Education, 2015Edition: 14th edition; Global edition.Description: 788 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781292061313; 9781292061313:; 1292061316.Subject(s): Earth sciences | Earth sciences -- TextbooksDDC classification: 550
Contents:
Introduction earth science -- Matter and minerals -- Rocks : materials of the solid earth -- Weathering, soil and mass wasting -- Running water and groundwater -- Glaciers, deserts and wind -- Plate tectonics : a scientific revolution unfolds -- Earthquakes and Earth's interior -- Volcanoes and other igneous activity -- Crustal deformation and mountain building -- Geologic time -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- The ocean floor -- Ocean water and ocean life -- The dynamic ocean -- The atmosphere : composition, structure and temperature -- Moisture, clouds and precipitation -- Air presure and wind -- Weather patterns and severe storms -- World climates and global climate change -- Origins of modern astronomy -- Touring our solar system -- Light, astronomical observations and the sun -- Beyond our solar system.
Summary: For introductory Earth science courses, ideal for undergraduates with little or no science background, 'Earth Science' provides a student-friendly overview of our physical environment that offers balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology.
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Includes index.

Introduction earth science -- Matter and minerals -- Rocks : materials of the solid earth -- Weathering, soil and mass wasting -- Running water and groundwater -- Glaciers, deserts and wind -- Plate tectonics : a scientific revolution unfolds -- Earthquakes and Earth's interior -- Volcanoes and other igneous activity -- Crustal deformation and mountain building -- Geologic time -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- The ocean floor -- Ocean water and ocean life -- The dynamic ocean -- The atmosphere : composition, structure and temperature -- Moisture, clouds and precipitation -- Air presure and wind -- Weather patterns and severe storms -- World climates and global climate change -- Origins of modern astronomy -- Touring our solar system -- Light, astronomical observations and the sun -- Beyond our solar system.

For introductory Earth science courses, ideal for undergraduates with little or no science background, 'Earth Science' provides a student-friendly overview of our physical environment that offers balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology.

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