Prentice Hall Earth Science,9780131901162

Prentice Hall Earth Science

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Edition: Student
ISBN13: 9780131901162
ISBN10: 0131901168
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-11-15
Publisher(s): Pearson Prentice Hall
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Table of Contents

Careers in Science Eyes in the Sky xxii
Introduction to Earth Science
4(28)
What Is Science?
6(7)
The Study of Earth Science
13(7)
Tech & Design The Nature of Technology
20(3)
Safety in the Science Laboratory
23(9)
Unit 1 Exploring Planet Earth
Mapping Earth's Surface
32(32)
Exploring Earth's Surface
34(5)
Models of Earth
39(10)
Tech & Design Maps and Computers
49(5)
Topographic Maps
54(10)
Minerals
64(28)
Properties of Minerals
66(10)
How Minerals Form
76(4)
Tech & Design Using Mineral Resources
80(12)
Rocks
92(30)
Classifying Rocks
94(4)
Igneous Rocks
98(4)
Sedimentary Rocks
102(5)
Integrating Life Science Rocks From Reefs
107(3)
Metamorphic Rocks
110(4)
The Rock Cycle
114(8)
Plate Tectonics
122(38)
Earth's Interior
124(8)
Integrating Physics Convection and the Mantle
132(4)
Drifting Continents
136(5)
Sea-Floor Spreading
141(9)
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
150(10)
Earthquakes
160(38)
Forces in Earth's Crust
162(7)
Earthquakes and Seismic Waves
169(9)
Monitoring Earthquakes
178(8)
Tech & Design Earthquake Safety
186(12)
Volcanoes
198(38)
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
200(5)
Integrating Chemistry Properties of Magma
205(4)
Volcanic Eruptions
209(8)
Volcanic Landforms
217(19)
Interdisciplinary Exploration Gold---The Noble Metal
230(6)
Unit 2 Earth's Changing Surface
Weathering and Soil Formation
236(28)
Rocks and Weathering
238(10)
How Soil Forms
248(8)
Integrating Environmental Science Soil Conservation
256(8)
Erosion and Deposition
264(44)
Changing Earth's Surface
266(6)
Water Erosion
272(14)
Integrating Physics The Force of Moving Water
286(5)
Glaciers
291(5)
Waves
296(5)
Wind
301(7)
A Trip Through Geologic Time
308(44)
Fossils
310(7)
The Relative Age of Rocks
317(6)
Integrating Chemistry Radioactive Dating
323(4)
The Geologic Time Scale
327(3)
Early Earth
330(4)
Eras of Earth's History
334(18)
Energy Resources
352(38)
Fossil Fuels
354(7)
Tech & Design Renewable Sources of Energy
361(9)
Nuclear Energy
370(5)
Energy Conservation
375(15)
Careers in Science Fossils Reveal Dinosaur Diet
386(4)
Unit 3 Earth's Waters
Fresh Water
390(42)
Water on Earth
392(4)
Surface Water
396(8)
Water Underground
404(8)
Using Freshwater Resources
412(8)
Tech & Design Water to Drink
420(12)
Ocean Motions
432(36)
Wave Action
434(8)
Tides
442(6)
Integrating Chemistry Ocean Water Chemistry
448(8)
Currents and Climate
456(12)
Ocean Zones
468(42)
Exploring the Ocean
470(8)
Integrating Life Science Ocean Habitats
478(12)
Resources From the Ocean
490(20)
Interdisciplinary Exploration The Mississippi
504(6)
Unit 4 Weather and Climate
The Atmosphere
510(30)
The Air Around You
512(4)
Integrating Physics Air Pressure
516(6)
Layers of the Atmosphere
522(6)
Integrating Environmental Science Air Quality
528(12)
Weather Factors
540(36)
Energy in Earth's Atmosphere
542(6)
Integrating Physics Heat Transfer
548(4)
Winds
552(8)
Water in the Atmosphere
560(7)
Precipitation
567(9)
Weather Patterns
576(36)
Air Masses and Fronts
578(8)
Storms
586(12)
Tech & Design Predicting the Weather
598(14)
Climate and Climate Change
612(46)
What Causes Climate?
614(10)
Climate Regions
624(12)
Long-Term Changes in Climate
636(5)
Integrating Environmental Science Global Changes in the Atmosphere
641(17)
Interdisciplinary Exploration Antarctica
652(6)
Unit 5 Astronomy
Earth, Moon, and Sun
658(40)
Earth in Space
660(6)
Integrating Physics Gravity and Motion
666(4)
Phases, Eclipses, and Tides
670(10)
Earth's Moon
680(4)
Traveling Into Space
684(14)
The Solar System
698(44)
Observing the Solar System
700(6)
The Sun
706(6)
The Inner Planets
712(8)
The Outer Planets
720(10)
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
730(4)
Integrating Life Science Is There Life Beyond Earth?
734(8)
Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
742(62)
Tech & Design Telescopes
744(8)
Characteristics of Stars
752(10)
Lives of Stars
762(5)
Star Systems and Galaxies
767(7)
The Expanding Universe
774(10)
Reference Section
Skills Handbook
784(20)
Think Like a Scientist
784(2)
Making Measurements
786(2)
Conducting a Scientific Investigation
788(2)
Technology Design Skills
790(2)
Creating Data Tables and Graphs
792(3)
Math Review
795(5)
Reading Comprehension Skills
800(4)
Appendix A Laboratory Safety 804(2)
Appendix B Common Minerals 806(2)
Appendix C Star Charts 808(2)
English and Spanish Glossary 810(28)
Index 838(18)
Acknowledgments 856

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