(Original PDF) Earth Science 15th Edition by Edward J. Tarbuck – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 9780134543536
- ISBN-13 : 978-0134543536
- Author: Edward J Tarbuck, Edward Tarbuck, Frederick K Lutgens, Frederick Lutgens, Dennis G Tasa, Dennis Tasa
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. The authors’ texts have always been recognized for their readability, currency, dynamic art program, delivery of basic principles and instructor flexibility. The Fifteenth Edition incorporates a new active learning approach, a fully updated and mobile visual program.
Table contents:
1. Introduction to Earth Science
PART 1: EARTH MATERIALS
2. Matter and Minerals
3. Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth
PART 2: FORCES WITHIN
4. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds
5. Earthquakes and Earths Interior
6. Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity
7. Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
PART 3: SCULPTING THE EARTHS SURFACE
8. Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movement
9. Running Water and Groundwater
10. Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind
PART 4: DECIPHERING EARTHS HISTORY
11. Geologic Time
12. Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time
PART 5: THE GLOBAL OCEAN
13. The Ocean Floor
14. Ocean Water and Ocean Life
15. The Dynamic Ocean
PART 6: EARTHS DYNAMIC ATMOSPHERE
16. The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature
17. Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation
18. Air Pressure and Wind
19. Weather Patterns and Severe Storms
20. World Climates and Global Climate Change
PART 7: EARTHS PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
21. Origins of Modern Astronomy
22. Touring Our Solar System
23. Light, Telescopes, and the Sun
24. Beyond Our Solar System
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