Earth Science Success in 20 Minutes a Day

by Volk, Tyler

• ISBN13: 9781576854969
• ISBN10: 1576854965
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-15
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

This is another addition to our newly launched Express Review Guides series. With a focus on essential math skills, this book helps individuals build the necessary foundation for successfully understanding math basics. With fast targeted lessons and challenging practice exercises, this book is also chock full of math tips, strategies for avoiding common pitfalls, and sidebars with math definitions. Also included are pre and posttests to gauge both weak areas as well as progress.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Pretest	1	(8)
Our Cosmic Home	9	(8)
Exploring the Solar System	17	(10)
Climate and the Seasons	27	(8)
Earth's Deep Layers	35	(8)
How Continents Move	43	(8)
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Mountains	51	(8)
Types of Rocks	59	(8)
Dating the Earth	67	(10)
What Is Air?	77	(8)
The Dynamic Atmosphere	85	(8)
Water Cycles	93	(8)
Water on the Land	101	(8)
What's the Ocean?	109	(8)
The Dynamic Ocean	117	(8)
What Is Soil?	125	(8)
Ice and Snow	133	(8)
The Biosphere Puts It Together	141	(8)
Earth Science and Evolution	149	(8)
Humans as a Geological Force	157	(8)
Frontiers in Earth Science	165	(6)
Posttest	171	(8)
Answer Key	179	(6)
Appendix A. How to Prepare for a Test	185	(6)
Appendix B. Glossary	191