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Earth Science : A QuickStudy Digital Reference Guide / Frank Miskevich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miskevich, Frank, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Earth sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (6 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Newburyport : BarCharts, Inc., [2018]
- Summary:
- The ultimate reference guide to the all-encompassing essential science of earth that includes geology, meteorology, oceanography and astronomy. The amount and variety of facts covered makes our expertly written and designed guide a perfect fit to increase understanding, test scores and grades for students while offering the earth-conscious and space-lovers out there handy facts about our planet systems underground, on the surface, in our sky, and into space. These 6 digital pages with colorful illustrations, diagrams, tables and graphs pack more facts per page than you'll find anywhere for high-value quality knowledge, better grades and planet awareness at an unbeatable price. 6 page digital guide includes: Astronomy Components of Study The Four Spheres Gravity & Orbital Motion The Earth The Moon Structures of the Earth History of the Earth Plate Tectonics Earthquakes & Volcanoes Types of Rocks Igneous Rocks Metamorphic Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Minerals, Ores & Crystals Hydrosphere Water Cycle & Moving Water Energy & Discharge Profile Base Level Work of Streams Mass Wasting Competence & Capacity Deposition Natural Levees & Stream Valleys Resistant Beds, Rapids & Waterfalls Meanders & Oxbow Lakes Wide Valleys Drainage Patterns Groundwater Depletion & Contamination Springs, Caves & Caverns Atmosphere Atmospheric Composition Atmospheric Layers Wind Clouds Meteorology Climate
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Components of Study
- The Four Spheres
- astronomy
- The Sun
- Other Stars
- Expanding Universe
- Planets
- Moons
- gravity &
- orbital motion
- Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
- Newton's Laws of Universal Gravitation
- the earth
- The Moon
- Structures of the Earth
- History of the Earth
- Plate Tectonics
- Earthquakes
- Volcanoes
- types of rocks
- Igneous Rocks
- Metamorphic Rocks
- Sedimentary Rocks
- Minerals, Ores &
- Crystals
- hydrosphere
- Water Cycle
- Moving Water
- Energy &
- Discharge
- Profile
- Base Level
- Work of Streams
- Mass Wasting
- Competence &
- Capacity
- Deposition
- Natural Levees
- Stream Valleys
- Resistant Beds, Rapids &
- Waterfalls
- Meanders &
- Oxbow Lakes
- Wide Valleys
- Drainage Patterns
- Groundwater
- Groundwater Depletion &
- Contamination
- Springs
- Caves &
- Caverns
- atmosphere
- Atmospheric Composition
- Atmospheric Layers
- Wind
- Clouds
- Meteorology
- climate.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4232-4003-0
- OCLC:
- 1241449788
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