Earth science

by Tarbuck, Edward J.

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Title Statements

Full title :Earth science / Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012
Edition:13th edition, International edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pearson Education
Place of Publication:Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012

Notes

Previous edition: 2009.

The Physical Object

Description:xxi, 740 pages : : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; : 28 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780321709967, 0321709969, 9780321688507, 0321688503
oclc:on1322357766
LC Classification:QE26.2
Dewey Decimal:550

1. Introduction to earth science -- 2. Matter and minerals -- 3. Rocks: materials of the solid earth -- 4. Weathering, soil, and mass wasting -- 5. Running water and groundwater -- 6. Glaciers, deserts, and wind -- 7. Plate tectonics: scienftific revolution unfolds -- 8. Earthquakes and Earth's interior -- 9. Volcanoes and other igneous activity -- 10. Crustal deformation and mountain building -- 11. Geologic time -- 12. Earth's evolution through geologic time -- 13. The ocean floor -- 14. Ocean water and ocean life -- 15. The dynamic ocean -- 16. The atmosphere: composition, structure, and temperature -- 17. Moisture, clouds, and perception -- 18. Air pressure and wind -- 19. Weather patterns and severe storms -- 20. World climates and global climate change -- 21. Origins of modern Astronomy -- 22. Touring our Solar System -- 23. Light, astronomical observations, and the Sun -- 24. Beyond our Solar System.