Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science (Concepts and Challenges)
Edition: 3RD edition
Publisher: Globe Fearon
Published: January 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780835922418
Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); Science & Nature - General
Table of contents: title: Scientific skills and methods; title: Studying the earth; title: Minerals; title: Rocks and how they form; title: Wearing down the earth; title: Agents of erosion; title: Building up the earth; title: Plate tectonics; title: The rock record; title: The hydrosphere; title: The atmosphere; title: Weather; title: Cimate; title: Natural resources; title: Exploring space; title: The solar system; title: Motions of the earth; title: Stars; title: Appendices. The metric system and SI units; title: Safety in the science classroom; title: Mineral guide; title: Prefixes and suffixes; title: Glossary