Prentice Hall earth science
By: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa
Contributors: Lutgens, Frederick K.; Tasa, Dennis; Pearson/Prentice Hall
Edition: Teacher's ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 804
ISBN-13: 9780133627602; 9780133627664; 9780133627893; 9780133627626; 9780133627589; 9780133627596
Subjects: Earth sciences; Study and teaching (Secondary); Textbooks
Other titles: Earth science; TeacherExpress.
Notes: Accompanying CD-ROM has additional title: TeacherExpress.

Glossaries in English and Spanish.

Includes index.

Grades 9-12.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM (Windows): Windows 2000 or XP; 4x CD-ROM drive; 20 MB hard drive space; 128 MB RAM (256 MB RAM or higher recommended); Internet Explorer 6.0 (required browser).

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM (Macintosh): OSX 10.2-10.4; 4x CD-ROM drive ; 20 MB hard drive space; 64 MB available memory (128 MB memory recommended); Safari 2.x (required browser).

Other software needed: Macromedia Flash Player 8.5; QuickTime 5; Adobe Reader 6; ExamView QuickTake presenter (installer included on CD).
Table of contents: title: Unit 1. Earth's materials. Introduction to earth science; title: Minerals; title: Rocks; title: Earth's resources; title: Unit 2. Sculpturing earth's surface. Weathering, soil, and mass movements; title: Running water and groundwater; title: Glaciers, deserts, and wind; title: Unit 3. Forces within. Earthquakes and earth's interior; title: Plate tectonics; title: Volcanoes and other igneous activity; title: Mountain building; title: Unit 4. Historical geology. Geologic time; title: Earth's history; title: Unit 5. Oceanography. The ocean floor; title: Ocean water and ocean life; title: The dynamic ocean; title: Unit 6. Meteorology. The atmosphere: structure and temperature; title: Moisture, clouds, and precipitation; title: Air pressure and wind; title: Weather patterns and severe storms; title: Climate; title: Unit 7. Astronomy. Origin of modern astronomy; title: Touring our solar system; title: Studying the sun; title: Beyond our solar system.; title: CD-ROM: Disc 1. Installation disc; title: Disc 2. Resource disc.