Foundations of Earth Science by Pearson (Paperback)  | Released: 01-Jan-16

Digital Content and Experiences Bring Earth Science to Life. Ideal for undergraduates with little or no science background, Foundations of Earth Science provides a student-friendly, highly visual, non-technical survey of our physical environment with balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy and meteorology. Foundations of Earth Science is the brief, paperback version of the best-selling Earth Science by Lutgens and Tarbuck and designed for introductory courses in Earth science. The new 8th Edition facilitates active learning by incorporating learning objectives throughout each chapter to provide students with a structured learning path. The learning path is tied to chapter objectives, giving students opportunities to demonstrate their understanding at the end of each section. Features: 1. New! Bounce page smart figure3. Modular approach driven by learning objectivestable of contents: unit i: earth materials 1. Matter and minerals 2. Rocks: materials of the solid earthunit ii: sculpturing earth?s surface 3. Landscapes fashioned by water 4. Glacial and arid landscapesunit iii: forces within 5. Plate tectonics: a scientific revolution unfolds 6. Restless earth: earthquakes and mountain building 7. Volcanoes and other igneous activityunit iv: deciphering earth?s history 8. Geologic timeunit v: the global ocean 9. Oceans: the last frontier 10. The restless oceanunit vi: earth?s dynamic atmosphere 11. Heating the atmosphere 12. Moisture, clouds and precipitation 13. The atmosphere in motion 14. Weather patterns and severe weatherunit vii: earth?s place in the universe 15. The nature of the solar system 16. Beyond the solar system.