Bibliograph

Earth science, authors, Samuel N. Namowitz, Nancy E. Spaulding ; contributing writer, Margaret A. LeMone

Type

Label

Earth science, authors, Samuel N. Namowitz, Nancy E. Spaulding ; contributing writer, Margaret A. LeMone

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Earth science

Oclc number

18313122

Responsibility statement

authors, Samuel N. Namowitz, Nancy E. Spaulding ; contributing writer, Margaret A. LeMone

Series statement

The Earth science program

Table Of Contents

Introduction to earth science -- Earth's shape, dimensions, and internal heat -- Atoms to minerals -- How to know the minerals -- How Earth's rocks were formed -- Resources and our environment -- Using topographic maps -- Weathering, soils, and mass movement -- Water moving underground -- Running water -- Glaciers -- Effects of wind, waves, and currents -- Plate tectonics -- Volcanism and plate tectonics -- Earthquakes and plate tectonics -- Mountains and plate tectonics -- Properties of ocean water -- The ocean floor and its sediments -- Ocean -- Studying the universe -- Stars and galaxies -- The sun and its solar system -- The planets and the solar system -- Earth's moon -- Earth's motions -- Weather and the atmosphere -- Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation -- Atmospheric pressure and winds -- Air masses and fronts -- Storms and weather forecasts -- Climate and climate change -- The rock record -- Precambrian through Paleozoic -- The Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras

Target audience

adolescent

Classification

Contributor