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The best text for helping students see the world around them through a scientist’s eyes
Whether hiking along a mountain trail, driving down a highway, or making a decision about their energy usage, instructors want their students to see and assess the physical world they live in with more informed eyes. Through the most contemporary and applied text; the most vibrant visuals; and the most hands-on learning resources, Earth Science, Second Edition gets students leaving the class with a richer understanding of the science behind the physical world around them, and why it matters in their everyday lives.
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Part 1. Our Dynamic Planet
1. From the Big Bang to the Blue Marble.
2. The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics.
3. What Is the Earth Made Of? Introducing Minerals and the Nature of Rock.
4. Volcanism and Igneous Rock.
5. A Surface Veneer: Sedimentary Rocks.
6. A Process of Change: Metamorphism and the Rock Cycle.
7. Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Mountain Building and Geologic Structures.
8. A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes.
9. Deep Time: How Old is Old?
10. A Biography of the Earth.
11. Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources.
Part 2. Ever-Changing Landscapes
12 Shaping the Earth’s Surface: Landscapes, the Hydrologc Cycle, and Mass Wasting
13. Freshwater: Streams and Groundwater.
14. Extreme Realms: Desert and Glacial Landscapes.
Part 3. Restless Seas
15. Ocean Waters: The Blue of the Blue Marble.
16. Marine Geology: The Study of Ocean Basins and Coasts.
Part 4. A Blanket of Gas: The Earth's Atmosphere
17. The Air We Breathe: Introducing the Earth's Atmosphere.
18. Winds of the World: Global and Local Wind Systems.
19. Danger in the Air: Stormy Weather.
20. Climate and Climate Change.
Part 5. Our Solar System…and Beyond
21. Introducing: Looking Beyond the Earth
22. Our Neighborhood in Space: The Solar System.
23. The Sun, The Stars, and Deep Space.
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AUTHORS
Stephen Marshak
(University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Robert Rauber
(University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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