Pearson eText Student Access Code Card for Foundations of Earth Science - Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck, Dennis G. Tasa

Pearson eText Student Access Code Card for Foundations of Earth Science

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2010 | 6th edition
Pearson (Hersteller)
978-0-321-70737-6 (ISBN)
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Pearson eText gives you access to the text whenever and wherever you can access the Internet. The eText pages look exactly like the printed text, and include powerful interactive and customization functions. This does not include the actual bound book.

This brief, paperback version of the best-sellingEarth Science by Lutgens and Tarbuck is designed for introductory courses in Earth science. It's a highly visual, non-technical survey with broad, up-to-date coverage of basic topics and principles in geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. As in previous editions, the main focus is to increase your understanding of basic Earth science principles.

Introduction to Earth Science

Unit I     EARTH MATERIALS
Chapter 1: Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks
Chapter 2: Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Unit II     SCULPTURING EARTH’S SURFACE
Chapter 3: Landscapes Fashioned by Water
Chapter 4: Glacial and Arid Landscapes

Unit III     FORCES WITHIN
Chapter 5: Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds
Chapter 6: Restless Earth: Earthquakes, Geologic Structures, and Mountain Building
Chapter 7: Fires Within: Igneous Activity

Unit IV     DECIPHERING EARTH’S HISTORY
Chapter 8: Geologic Time

Unit V     THE GLOBAL OCEAN
Chapter 9: Oceans: The Last Frontier
Chapter 10: The Restless Ocean

Unit VI     EARTH’S DYNAMIC ATMOSPHERE
Chapter 11: Heating the Atmosphere
Chapter 12: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation
Chapter 13: The Atmosphere in Motion
Chapter 14: Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

Unit VII     EARTH’S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
Chapter 15: The Nature of the Solar System
Chapter 16: Beyond the Solar System

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.8.2010
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 276 mm
Gewicht 50 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10 0-321-70737-0 / 0321707370
ISBN-13 978-0-321-70737-6 / 9780321707376
Zustand Neuware
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