Applications & investigations in earth science /
Tarbuck, Edward J.
Applications & investigations in earth science / Applications and investigations in earth science Edward J. Tarbuck, . . . [et al] - 3rd edition - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Prentice Hall, c2000. - viii, 353 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
CONTENTS
PART ONE: GEOLOGY
Exercise 1. The study of minerals
Exercise 2. Common rocks
Exercise 3. Introduction to Aerial photographs and topographic maps
Exercise 4. Shaping earth's surface-running water groundwater
Exercise 5. Shaping Erath's surface-Arid and Glacial landscapes
Exercise 6. Determining geologic ages
Exercise 7. Geologic maps and structures
Exercise 8. Earthquakes and Earth's interior
PART TWO. OCEANOLOGY
Exercise 9. Introduction to oceanology
Exercise 10. The dynamic ocean floor
Exercise 11. Waves, currents, and tides
PART THREE. METEOLOGY
Exercise 12. Earth-sun relations
Exercise 13. Atmospheric heating
Exercise 14. Atmospheric moisture, pressure and wind
Exercise 15. Air masses, the middle latitude cyclone and weather maps
Exercise 16. Global climates and the human impact
PART FOUR: ASTRONOMY
Exercise 17. Astronomical observations
Exercise 18. Patterns in the solar system
Exercise 19. Planet positions
Exercise 20. The moon and sun
PART FIVE: EARTH SCIENCE SKILLS
Exercise 21. Location and distance on earth
Exercise 22. The metric system, measurements, and scientific inquiry
0130112887 9780130112880
Earth sciences--Laboratory manuals.
550 / TAR
Applications & investigations in earth science / Applications and investigations in earth science Edward J. Tarbuck, . . . [et al] - 3rd edition - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Prentice Hall, c2000. - viii, 353 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
CONTENTS
PART ONE: GEOLOGY
Exercise 1. The study of minerals
Exercise 2. Common rocks
Exercise 3. Introduction to Aerial photographs and topographic maps
Exercise 4. Shaping earth's surface-running water groundwater
Exercise 5. Shaping Erath's surface-Arid and Glacial landscapes
Exercise 6. Determining geologic ages
Exercise 7. Geologic maps and structures
Exercise 8. Earthquakes and Earth's interior
PART TWO. OCEANOLOGY
Exercise 9. Introduction to oceanology
Exercise 10. The dynamic ocean floor
Exercise 11. Waves, currents, and tides
PART THREE. METEOLOGY
Exercise 12. Earth-sun relations
Exercise 13. Atmospheric heating
Exercise 14. Atmospheric moisture, pressure and wind
Exercise 15. Air masses, the middle latitude cyclone and weather maps
Exercise 16. Global climates and the human impact
PART FOUR: ASTRONOMY
Exercise 17. Astronomical observations
Exercise 18. Patterns in the solar system
Exercise 19. Planet positions
Exercise 20. The moon and sun
PART FIVE: EARTH SCIENCE SKILLS
Exercise 21. Location and distance on earth
Exercise 22. The metric system, measurements, and scientific inquiry
0130112887 9780130112880
Earth sciences--Laboratory manuals.
550 / TAR