The Good Earth Companion Website: Introduction to Earth Science, 2/e
David McConnell,
North Carolina State University David Steer,
University of Akron Catharine Knight,
University of Akron Katharine Owens,
University of Akron
ISBN: 0073369365 Copyright year: 2010
Table of Contents
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1 Introduction to Earth Science 3
2 Earth in Space 25
3 Near-Earth Objects 53
4 Plate Tectonics 75
5 Earthquakes 105
6 Volcanoes and Other Mountains 139
7 Rocks and Minerals 173
8 Geologic Time 209
9 Weathering and Soils 237
10 Landslides and Slope Failure 266
11 Streams and Floods 285
12 Groundwater and Wetlands 315
13 Oceans and Coastlines 343
14 The Atmosphere 379
15 Weather Systems 409
16 Earth's Climate System 439
17 Global Change 474
Appendix A Conversion Factors 504
Appendix B The Periodic Table of Elements 505
Appendix C Answers to Selected Checkpoint Questions 506