Description
Book SynopsisExploring Earth Science, Third Edition, by Stephen Reynolds and Julia Johnson, is an innovative textbook intended for an introductory college geology course, such as earth science. This ground-breaking, visually spectacular book was designed following cognitive and educational research on how students think, learn, and study.
Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1: THE NATURE OF EARTH SCIENCE
CHAPTER 2: MINERALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES
CHAPTER 3: EARTH MATERIALS
CHAPTER 4: EARTH HISTORY
CHAPTER 5: PLATE TECTONICS
CHAPTER 6: VOLCANISM AND OTHER IGNEOUS PROCESSES
CHAPTER 7: DEFORMATION AND EARTHQUAKES
CHAPTER 8: MOUNTAINS, BASINS, AND CONTINENTAL MARGINS
CHAPTER 9: SCULPTING LANDSCAPES
CHAPTER 10: SOIL AND UNSTABLE SLOPES
CHAPTER 11: GLACIERS, COASTS, AND CHANGING SEA LEVELS
CHAPTER 12: STREAMS, LAKES, AND GROUNDWATER
CHAPTER 13: ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY AND MATTER
CHAPTER 14: ATMOSPHERIC MOTION
CHAPTER 15: ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE
CHAPTER 16: WEATHER AND STORMS
CHAPTER 17: OCEANS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER EARTH SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 18: CLIMATES AROUND THE WORLD
CHAPTER 19: OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
CHAPTER 20: OUR UNIVERSE
