Heath earth science / authors, Nancy E. Spaulding and Samuel N. Namowitz
By: Spaulding, Nancy E [author].
Contributor(s): Namowitz, Samuel N [author].
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BookPublisher: Evanston, Illinois : McDougal Littell, [1999]Description: xx, 692 pages : color illustrations, color maps.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0395931983.Subject(s): Earth sciences -- Study and teaching | Science| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Cubao Branch Reference Section | Circulation | C 550 Sp739h 1999 (Browse shelf) | Available | 121789d |
Includes index.
Unit one. Structure of a dynamic earth
Chapter 1. Introduction to earth science
Chapter 2. Earth's shape, dimensions and internal heat
Chapter 3. Atoms to minerals
Chapter 4. How to know the minerals
Chapter 5. How earth's rock were formed
Chapter 6. Resources and our environment
Chapter 7. Using maps
Unit two. Forces that Attack the Surface
Chapter 8. Weathering, soils, and mass movement
Chapter 9. Water moving underground
Chapter 10. Running water
Chapter 11. Glaciers
Chapter 12. Effects of wind, waves, and currents
Unit three. Forces that raise the surface
Chapter 13. Plate tectonics
Chapter 14. Volcanism and plate tectonics
Chapter 15. Earthquakes and plate tectonics
Chapter 16. Mountains and plate tectonics
Chapter 17. Properties of ocean water
Chapter 18. The ocean floor and its sediments
Chapter 19. Ocean currents
Chapter 20. Studying the universe
Chapter 21. stars and galaxies
Chapter 22: The sun and its solar system
Chapter 23. The planets and the solar system
Chapter 24. Earth's moon
Chapter 25. Earth's motion
Chapter 26. Weather and the atmosphere
Chapter 27. Evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Chapter 28. Atmospheric pressure and winds
Chapter 29. Air masses and fronts
Chapter 30. Storms and weather forecasts
Chapter 31. Climate and climate change
Unit seven. Earth's history
Chapter 32. The rock record
Chapter 33. Precambrian through Paleozoic
Chapter 34. The Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras
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