Earth Science (15th Edition) – Digital Instant Dowload.
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 9780134543536
- ISBN-13 : 978-0134543536
- Author: Edward Tarbuck, Frederick Lutgens, 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
2 Matter and Minerals
3 Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth
4 Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds
5 Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior
6 Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity
7 Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
8 Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movement
9 Running Water and Groundwater
10 Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind
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 Precipitation
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, Telescopes, and the Sun
24 Beyond Our Solar System
Title tag:
Exploring the Dynamics of Plate Tectonics and the Formation of Our Planet
Unveiling the Mysteries of Earth’s Climate Systems and Weather Patterns
Investigating Earth’s Geological Time Scale and the Evolution of Its Landscapes