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Table of Contents
PART 1. GEOLOGY
  • Exercise 1. The Study of Minerals
  • Exercise 2. Rocks and the Rock Cycle
  • Exercise 3. Plate Tectonics
  • Exercise 4. Earthquakes and Earth's Interior
  • Exercise 5. Volcanism and Volcanic Hazards
  • Exercise 6. Geologic Maps, Block Diagrams, and Rock Structures
  • Exercise 7. Aerial Photographs, Satellite Images, and Topographic Maps
  • Exercise 8. Shaping Earth's Surface: Running Water and Groundwater
  • Exercise 9. Shaping Earth's Surface: Arid and Glacial Landscapes
  • Exercise 10. Geologic Time
PART 2. OCEANOGRAPHY
  • Exercise 11. Introduction to Oceanography
  • Exercise 12. Waves, Currents, and Tides
PART 3. METEOROLOGY
  • Exercise 13. Earth-Sun Relationships
  • Exercise 14. Heating the Atmosphere
  • Exercise 15. Atmospheric Moisture, Pressure, and Wind
  • Exercise 16. Air Masses, Midlatitude Cyclones, and Weather Maps
  • Exercise 17. Global Climates
PART 4. ASTRONOMY
  • Exercise 18. Astronomical Observations
  • Exercise 19. Patterns in the Solar System
  • Exercise 20. Locating the Planets
  • Exercise 21. Exercise A mining the Terrestrial Planets
  • Exercise 22. Motions of the Earth-Moon System
PART 5. EARTH SCIENCE SKILLS
  • Exercise 23. Location and Distance on Earth
  • Exercise 24. The Metric System, Measurements, and Scientific Inquiry

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science

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      Publisher: Pearson Education
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/12/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780134746241, 978-0134746241
      ISBN10: 0134746244
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents
      PART 1. GEOLOGY
      • Exercise 1. The Study of Minerals
      • Exercise 2. Rocks and the Rock Cycle
      • Exercise 3. Plate Tectonics
      • Exercise 4. Earthquakes and Earth's Interior
      • Exercise 5. Volcanism and Volcanic Hazards
      • Exercise 6. Geologic Maps, Block Diagrams, and Rock Structures
      • Exercise 7. Aerial Photographs, Satellite Images, and Topographic Maps
      • Exercise 8. Shaping Earth's Surface: Running Water and Groundwater
      • Exercise 9. Shaping Earth's Surface: Arid and Glacial Landscapes
      • Exercise 10. Geologic Time
      PART 2. OCEANOGRAPHY
      • Exercise 11. Introduction to Oceanography
      • Exercise 12. Waves, Currents, and Tides
      PART 3. METEOROLOGY
      • Exercise 13. Earth-Sun Relationships
      • Exercise 14. Heating the Atmosphere
      • Exercise 15. Atmospheric Moisture, Pressure, and Wind
      • Exercise 16. Air Masses, Midlatitude Cyclones, and Weather Maps
      • Exercise 17. Global Climates
      PART 4. ASTRONOMY
      • Exercise 18. Astronomical Observations
      • Exercise 19. Patterns in the Solar System
      • Exercise 20. Locating the Planets
      • Exercise 21. Exercise A mining the Terrestrial Planets
      • Exercise 22. Motions of the Earth-Moon System
      PART 5. EARTH SCIENCE SKILLS
      • Exercise 23. Location and Distance on Earth
      • Exercise 24. The Metric System, Measurements, and Scientific Inquiry

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