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200 14$aThe handbook of geoscience$b[electronic resource] /$fFrank R. Spellman, Melissa L. Stoudt
210   $aLanham, MD $cScarecrow Press$d2013
215   $a1 online resource (565 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8108-8614-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aContents; Preface; To the Reader; Part I. THE BASICS; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Basic Math Operations; CHAPTER 3. Force and Motion; CHAPTER 4. Work, Energy, and Momentum; CHAPTER 5. Circular Motion and Gravity; CHAPTER 6. Thermal Properties and States of Matter; Part II. EARTH'S BREATH; CHAPTER 7. The Atmosphere; CHAPTER 8. Moisture in the Atmosphere; CHAPTER 9. Atmosphere in Motion; CHAPTER 10. Meteorology: The Science of Weather; CHAPTER 11. Climate Change; Part III. EARTH'S GEOSPHERE (LITHOSPHERE); CHAPTER 12. Earth's Structure; CHAPTER 13. Minerals
327   $aCHAPTER 14. Igneous Rocks and Magma EruptionCHAPTER 15. Sedimentary Rocks; CHAPTER 16. Metamorphism and Deformation; CHAPTER 17. Weathering; CHAPTER 18. Wind Erosion, Mass Wasting, and Desertification; CHAPTER 19. Glaciation; CHAPTER 20. Earthquakes; CHAPTER 21. Plate Tectonics; CHAPTER 22. Historical Geology; Part IV. HYDROSPHERE; CHAPTER 23. Earth's Blood; CHAPTER 24. All about Water; CHAPTER 25. Stream Systems; CHAPTER 26. Lakes; CHAPTER 27. Oceans and Their Margins; Part V. PEDOSPHERE; CHAPTER 28. Soil: Earth's Skin and Tissue; Part VI. BIOSPHERE
327   $aCHAPTER 29. Earth's Life-Forms and InterrelationshipsPart VII. GEODESY; CHAPTER 30. Measuring Earth; Glossary; Index; About the Authors
330   $aWritten in an engaging, highly readable style, it is ideal for students, administrators, legal professionals, non-science professionals and general readers with little or no science background, the handbook is a user-friendly overview of our physical, biological and ecological environment that offers up-to-date coverage of the major scientific fields that in combination form the structure of geoscience.
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