Let's Review Earth Science

by Denecke, Edward J., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780764147180
• ISBN10: 0764147188
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

Barron's Let's Review Seriestitles are classroom textbook supplements that help prepare high school students who are studying for New York State Regents exams. This useful supplement to high school Earth Science textbooks features: A comprehensive topic review covering fundamentals of astronomy, geology, and meteorology Updated for use with 2010 Edition Reference Tables for Physical Setting/Earth Science Updated with more than 1,100 practice questions with answers covering all exam topics drawn from recent Regents exams One recent full-length Regents exams with answers

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Caution! Don't Use this Book Until You Read This	p. vii
Astronomy	p. 1
From a Geocentric to a Heliocentric Universe	p. 1
Early Astronomy and the Geocentric Model	p. 1
The Development of the Heliocentric Model	p. 18
Heliocentric Earth Motions and Their Effects	p. 41
Earth's Coordinate System and Mapping	p. 67
Our System of Time	p. 98
Modern Astronomy	p. 125
Tools of the Modern Astronomer	p. 125
Stars, Their Origin and Evolution	p. 139
The Solar System	p. 163
Theories of the Origin of the Universe	p. 190
Earth's History	p. 204
The Origins of Earth and Its Moon	p. 204
The Origin and Structure of Earth's Atmosphere	p. 215
The Origin and Nature of Earth's Hydrosphere	p. 228
The Origin and History of Life on Earth	p. 253
Geology	p. 291
Earth Materials	p. 291
Minerals	p. 291
Rocks	p. 314
The Dynamic Earth	p. 348
Earthquakes and Earth's Interior	p. 348
Volcanoes and Earth's Internal Heat	p. 380
Plate Tectonics	p. 395
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition	p. 430
Weathering and Soil Formation	p. 430
Erosion	p. 451
Deposition	p. 492
Meteorology	p. 535
The Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate	p. 535
The Atmosphere	p. 535
Weather?	p. 566
Climate	p. 621
Answers to Review Questions	p. 647
Reference Tables for Physical Setting/Earth Science	p. 695
Glossary of Earth Science Terms	p. 711
Regents Examination	p. 729
Answers to Regents Examination	p. 767
Index	p. 768
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