CliffsQuickReview Earth Science

by Scott Ryan

Your effective tutorial for mastering Earth Science

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Written by teachers and educational specialists

About the

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

229 pages, Paperback

First published August 14, 2006

About the author

Scott Ryan is the managing editor of The Blue Rose magazine, the author of Moonlighting: an Oral History, Fire Walk With Me: Your Laura Disappeared, the co-president of Fayetteville Mafia Press and the host of The Red Room podcast.

Reviews

[Anita · Rating 3 out of 5]

It jumped out at me at the library: A quick review of Earth Science? Yes please! Served its purpose, good for bus rides, and I want a t-shirt of all the graphs/charts/figures.