Earth science demystified / Linda Williams.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2004.Description: x, 390 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0071434992 :
- 9780071434997
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 550 W724 | Available | 33111005148172 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Earth Science has never been easier to understand
Coverage includes: rocks and minerals, strata, fossils, volcano's, earthquakes, glaciers, wind and erosion, oceans, type of rock, atmosphere, carbon and calcium, the hydrologic cycle, and more.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 382-384) and index.
PART ONE: EARTH: Planet Earth -- Geological time -- On the inside -- Plate tectonics -- Strata and land eras -- Part one test -- PART TWO: MINERALS AND ROCKS: Igneous rock -- Sedimentary rock -- Metamorphic rock -- Minerals and gems -- Fossils -- Part two test -- PART THREE: SURFACE NEWS: Volcanoes -- Earthquakes -- Oceans -- Atmosphere -- Weathering and topography -- Part three test -- Final exam -- APPENDIX I: Conversion factors -- APPENDIX II: Crystals -- Chapter quiz answers -- Part test answers -- Final exam answers.