CliffsQuickReview Earth Science - Softcover

Ryan, Scott

 
9780471789376: CliffsQuickReview Earth Science
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471789372 ISBN 13: 9780471789376
Publisher: Cliffs Notes Inc.,U.S., 2006

Synopsis

Your effective tutorial for mastering Earth Science Why CliffsQuickReview Guides? Go with the name you know and trust Get the information you need--fast! Written by teachers and educational specialists About the contents: The Earth's Structure Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes Oceans and features of the ocean floor Earth's layers Plate tectonics, hot spots and pole Landscape formationreversal patterns Rocks and minerals; rock and fossil dating Climate Atmosphere, storms, and forecasting Water and climate Insolation and the seasons Weathering and agents of erosion Environmental Concerns Conservation Pollution Space Comets, asteroids, and meteoroids Motions of the earth, moon, and sun Kepler's laws of planetary motion Origin of the universe Review and Resources Chapter-end quizzes Comprehensive end-of-book quiz Glossary of key terms Appendix of topic-related resources and websites We take great notes--and make learning a snap

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About the Author

Scott Ryan teaches earth science at Ardsley Middle School in Ardsley, New York.

From the Back Cover

Your effective tutorial for mastering Earth Science

Why CliffsQuickReview Guides?

Go with the name you know and trust

Get the information you need?fast!

Written by teachers and educational specialists

About the contents:

The Earth's Structure

  • Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes
  • Oceans and features of the ocean floor
  • Earth's layers
  • Plate tectonics, hot spots and pole
  • Landscape formationreversal patterns
  • Rocks and minerals; rock and fossil dating

Climate

  • Atmosphere, storms, and forecasting
  • Water and climate
  • Insolation and the seasons
  • Weathering and agents of erosion

Environmental Concerns

  • Conservation
  • Pollution

Space

  • Comets, asteroids, and meteoroids
  • Motions of the earth, moon, and sun
  • Kepler's laws of planetary motion
  • Origin of the universe

Review and Resources

  • Chapter-end quizzes
  • Comprehensive end-of-book quiz
  • Glossary of key terms
  • Appendix of topic-related resources and websites

We take great notes?and make learning a snap

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Cliffs Notes Inc.,U.S.
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471789372
ISBN 13 
9780471789376
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240