
- 672 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Sciences, 3rd Edition is an innovative text for the earth systems science course. It treats earth science from a systems perspective, now showing the five spheres and how they are interrelated. There are many photos and figures in the text to develop a strong understanding of the material presented. This along with the new media for instructors makes this a strong text for any earth systems science course.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Part One: The Earth System: Our Place in SPACE
- Chapter 1: The Earth SYSTEM
- Chapter 2: Energy
- Chapter 3: Matter
- Chapter 4: Space and TIME
- Part Two: The Geosphere: Earth Beneath Our Feet
- Chapter 5: The Tectonic CYCLE
- Chapter 6: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- Chapter 7: The Rock CYCLE
- Part Three: The Hydrosphere: Earth’s Blanket of WATER and ICE
- Chapter 8: The Hydrologic CYCLE
- Chapter 9: The Cryosphere
- Chapter 10: The World OCEAN
- Part Four: The Atmosphere: Earth’s Gaseous ENVELOPE
- Chapter 11: The Atmosphere
- Chapter 12: Wind and Weather SYSTEMS
- Chapter 13: The Climate SYSTEM
- Part Five: The Biosphere: LIFE on EARTH
- Chapter 14: Life, Death, and EVOLUTION
- Chapter 15: Ecosystems, Biomes, and Cycles of LIFE
- Chapter 16: Populations, Communities, and CHANGE
- Part Six: The Anthroposphere: HUMANS and the EARTH SYSTEM
- Chapter 17: The Resource CYCLE
- Chapter 18: Mineral and ENERGY RESOURCES
- Chapter 19: The Changing Earth System
- Appendix A: Units and Their Conversions
- Appendix B: Tables of the Chemical Elements and Naturally Occurring Isotopes
- Appendix C: Tables of the Properties of Selected Common Minerals
- Glossary
- Credits
- Index