Table of contents for Earth science : understanding environmental systems / Edgar W. Spencer.


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I Introduction to Earth System Science
Unit I Major Elements of the Earth System
1 The Building Blocks of Earth Materials
2 Minerals and the Rock Cycle
3 The Earth Model - The Core-Mantle System
4 Time and Change in Earth Systems
Unit II The Plate Tectonic System
5 Plate Tectonics and Mountain Building
6 Earthquakes
7 Volcanic Activity
Unit III Earth's Physical Climate System
Part 1 Oceans and Coasts8 Ocean Basins and Marine Environments
9 Ocean Dynamics
10 Coasts and Coastal Environments
Part 2 The Atmosphere
11 Earth's Atmosphere
12 The Atmosphere in Motion
13 Earth's Climate - Past, Present, and Future
Part 3 The Land Surface
14 Introduction to Earth's Land Environments
15 Weathering & Soil Development
16 Mass Wasting - The Work of Gravity
17 The Role of the Wind in Earth Systems
18 The Hydrologic Cycle - Streams
19 The Hydrologic Cycle - GroundWater
20 The Role of Ice in Earth Systems
Unit IV The Solar System and Its Place in the Univers
e21 Earth's Neighbors in Space - The Solar System
22 Beyond the Solar System 
Appendix A Units and Conversions 
Appendix B Minerals 
Appendix C Rocks 
Appendix D Topographic and Geologic Maps
Appendix E Star Charts
Appendix F The Periodic Table of Elements
Appendix G Glossary


Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Earth sciences