Earth science - Tarbuck, Edward J.; Lutgens, Frederick K. (Singapore Pearson Education South Asia e(Philippines)., 2005)
Preface. -- Introduction to Earth Science -- Unit One. Earth Materials: 1. Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks -- 2. Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth -- Unit Two. Sculpturing Earth's Surface: 3. Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting -- 4. Running Water and Groundwater -- 5. Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind -- Unit Three. Forces Within: 6. Earthquakes and Earth's Interior -- 8. Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity -- 9. Mountain Building -- Unit Four. Deciphering Earth's History: 10. Geologic Time -- 11. Earth's History: A Brief Summary -- Unit Five. The Global Ocean: 12. The Ocean Floor -- 13. Ocean Water and Ocean Life -- 14. The Dynamic Ocean -- Unit Six. Earth's Dynamic Atmosphere: 15. The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature -- 16. Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation -- 17. Air Pressure and Wind -- 18. Weather Patterns and Severe Storms -- 19. Climate -- Unit Seven. Earth's Place in the Universe: 20. Origin of Modern Astronomy -- 21. Touring our Solar System -- 22. Light, Astronomical Observations, and the Sun -- 23. Beyond Our Solar System -- Appendix A. Metric and English Units Compared -- Appendix B. Earth's Grid System -- Appendix C. World Soils -- Appendix D. Relative Humidity and Dew Point Tables -- Appendix E. Landforms of the Conterminous United States. -- Glossary. Index.
Originally published in United States as Earth Science, 10th edition by Tarbuck, Edward J.; Lutgens, Frederick K., published by Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Copyright 2003, 2000, 1997 by Pearson Education, Inc. Original ISBN 0130353906.
Keywords: Earth sciences