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PublisherPearson Education

ISBN-100321928091

ISBN-139780321928092

eBay Product ID (ePID)172865398

Product Key Features

Number of Pages792 Pages

Publication NameEarth Science

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEarth Sciences / General

Publication Year2019

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorDennis G. Tasa, Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight62.1 Oz

Item Length10.7 in

Item Width9.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number14

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2013-012995

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal550

Table Of ContentTable of Contents 1: Introduction to Earth Science Unit 1 Earth Minerals 2: Matter and Minerals3: Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth Unit 2 Sculpturing Earth's Surface 4: Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting5: Running Water and Ground Water6: Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind Unit 3 Forces Within 7: Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds8: Earthquakes and Earth's Interior9: Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity10: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building Unit 4 Deciphering Earth's History 11: Geologic Time12: Earth's Evolution Through Geologic Time Unit 5 The Global Ocean 13: The Ocean Floor14: Ocean Water and Ocean Life15: The Dynamic Ocean Unit 6 Earth's Dynamic Atmosphere 16: The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature17: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation18: Air Pressure and Wind19: Weather Patterns and Severe Storms20: World Climates and Global Climate Change Unit 7 Earth's Place in the Universe 21: Origins of Modern Astronomy22: Touring Our Solar System23: Light, Astronomical Observations, and The Sun24: Beyond Our Solar System :

SynopsisIdeal for undergraduates with little or no science background, Earth Science provides a student-friendly overview of our physical environment that offers balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. The authors' texts have always been recognized for their readability, currency, dynamic art program, delivery of basic principles and instructor flexibility. The Fourteenth Edition incorporates a new active learning approach, a fully updated and mobile visual program, and MasteringGeology (tm) -the most complete, easy-to-use, engaging tutorial and assessment tool available. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; My_Lab/Mastering does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and My_Lab/Mastering search for ISBN-10: 0321934431/ISBN-13: 9780321934437. That package includes ISBN-10: 0321928091/ISBN-13: 9780321928092 and ISBN-10: 0321943147 /ISBN-13: 9780321943149. My_Lab/Mastering is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor., Ideal for undergraduates with little or no science background, Earth Science provides a student-friendly overview of our physical environment that offers balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. The authors' texts have always been recognized for their readability, currency, dynamic art program, delivery of basic principles and instructor flexibility. The Fourteenth Edition incorporates a new active learning approach, a fully updated and mobile visual program, and MasteringGeology (TM) -the most complete, easy-to-use, engaging tutorial and assessment tool available. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; My_Lab/Mastering does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and My_Lab/Mastering search for ISBN-10: 0321934431/ISBN-13: 9780321934437. That package includes ISBN-10: 0321928091/ISBN-13: 9780321928092 and ISBN-10: 0321943147 /ISBN-13: 9780321943149. My_Lab/Mastering is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor.

LC Classification NumberQE26.3.T38 2014