Earth and Environmental Science: The Preliminary Course
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Earth and Environmental Science: The Preliminary Course

Christopher Huxley, Iain Imlay-Gillespie
June 2002
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9780521890205

Earth and Environmental Science is a comprehensive course text for HSC Earth and Environmental Science students.

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    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • Part I. Planet Earth and its Environment:
    • 1. Observing our universe
    • 2. The origin of the universe
    • 3. The Sun and the solar system
    • 4. The early Earth and its atmosphere
    • 5. The early Earth and the start of life
    • Part II. Dynamic Earth:
    • 6. Dating rocks and other materials
    • 7. Plate movements
    • 8. Magnetism and the wandering poles
    • 9. Tectonic forces
    • Part III. The Local Environment:
    • 10. The local environment as a system
    • 11. The elements of lithosphere and landscape
    • 12. Soils - features and formations
    • 13. Adaptations and survival in disturbed habitats
    • 14. Human impacts on the environment
    • 15. Balancing development and conservation
    • 16. Biodiversity
    • Part IV. Water Issues:
    • 17. Water movements on the Earth
    • 18. Water and Australian environments
    • 19. Water and weathering
    • 20. Water resources - past and present
    • Part V. Effective Research: Answering and asking questions
    • Glossary
    • Index.

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