Environmental Science Third Custom Edition for Broward Community College Edward J.Tarbuck and Frederick K. Lutgens

Table of CONTENTS
Preface xvii
1. Introduction to Earth Science 1-8

UNIT ONE: EARTH MATERIALS 29
2. Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks 29-44
3. Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth 51-76

UNIT TWO: SCULPTURING EARTH’S SURFACE 83
4. Weathering, Soil, and Mass wasting 83-110
5. Running Water and Ground Water 114-148
6. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds 215-236
7. Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity 249-274
8. Mountain Building 283-292

UNIT FOUR: DECIPHERING EARTH’S HISTORY 309
10. Geologic Time 309-330

UNIT FIVE: THE GLOBAL OCEAN 359
The Ocean Floor 359-377
Ocean Water and Ocean Life 383-397
The Dynamic Ocean 402-412

UNIT SIX: EARTH’S DYNAMIC ATMOSHERE 435
The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature 435-453
Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation 465-486
Air Pressure and Wind 501-520
Weather Patterns and Severe Storms 527-543
Climate 559-579

Appendix A: Metric and English Units Compared 683
Appendix B: Earth’s Grid System 684
Appendix C: Relative Humidity and Dew point Tables 686
Appendix D: Landforms of the Conterminous United States 688
Glossary 690
Index 709