By Tarbuck, Edward J.. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Prentice Hall, 2000 . viii, 353 p. : , 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 28 cm.. 0130112887 | 9780130112880

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