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The handbook of geoscience / Frank R. Spellman, Melissa L. Stoudt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spellman, Frank R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Earth sciences--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Earth sciences.
- Geology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Geology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (565 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written in an engaging, highly readable style, it is ideal for students, administrators, legal professionals, non-science professionals and general readers with little or no science background, the handbook is a user-friendly overview of our physical, biological and ecological environment that offers up-to-date coverage of the major scientific fields that in combination form the structure of geoscience.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; To the Reader; Part I. THE BASICS; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Basic Math Operations; CHAPTER 3. Force and Motion; CHAPTER 4. Work, Energy, and Momentum; CHAPTER 5. Circular Motion and Gravity; CHAPTER 6. Thermal Properties and States of Matter; Part II. EARTH'S BREATH; CHAPTER 7. The Atmosphere; CHAPTER 8. Moisture in the Atmosphere; CHAPTER 9. Atmosphere in Motion; CHAPTER 10. Meteorology: The Science of Weather; CHAPTER 11. Climate Change; Part III. EARTH'S GEOSPHERE (LITHOSPHERE); CHAPTER 12. Earth's Structure; CHAPTER 13. Minerals
- CHAPTER 14. Igneous Rocks and Magma EruptionCHAPTER 15. Sedimentary Rocks; CHAPTER 16. Metamorphism and Deformation; CHAPTER 17. Weathering; CHAPTER 18. Wind Erosion, Mass Wasting, and Desertification; CHAPTER 19. Glaciation; CHAPTER 20. Earthquakes; CHAPTER 21. Plate Tectonics; CHAPTER 22. Historical Geology; Part IV. HYDROSPHERE; CHAPTER 23. Earth's Blood; CHAPTER 24. All about Water; CHAPTER 25. Stream Systems; CHAPTER 26. Lakes; CHAPTER 27. Oceans and Their Margins; Part V. PEDOSPHERE; CHAPTER 28. Soil: Earth's Skin and Tissue; Part VI. BIOSPHERE
- CHAPTER 29. Earth's Life-Forms and InterrelationshipsPart VII. GEODESY; CHAPTER 30. Measuring Earth; Glossary; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-28226-1
- 0-8108-8615-4
- OCLC:
- 830512335
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