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Earth science demystified / Linda Williams.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2004.Description: x, 390 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0071434992 :
  • 9780071434997
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Contents:
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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 550 W724 Available 33111005148172
Total holds: 0

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.

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