The Facts on File Dictionary of Earth Science, Revised Edition
Title: The Facts On File Dictionary of Earth Science, Revised Edition
Editor(s): Jacqueline Smith
Publisher: Facts on File
Date: 2006
Pages: 401
Size: 1.71 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English
Last revised in 2000, this dictionary intended for earth-science students briefly defines more than 3,500 terms. "The Facts On File Dictionary of Earth Science, Revised Edition provides students and general readers with informative definitions in accessible language. [+/-]
Pronunciation guides have been added for more than 1,500 words that students might not commonly hear, among them isohyet, monadnock, and pelagic. Appendixes list chemical elements and useful Web sites.
More than 3,700 updated and expanded, cross-referenced entries, more than 300 of which are new, cover all aspects of Earth science: geomorphology, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, climatology, oceanography, paleontology, hydrology, geophysics, cartography, surveying, and soil science. Key concepts in physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics are also defined. Tables at the back of the book include Earth measurements, chemical elements, composition of seawater and the atmosphere, elements in the Earth's crust, meteorological symbols, glacial periods, and more. Topics covered include: Absorption; Earthquake intensity; Hydrology; Lava tube; Nutrients; Radiocarbon dating; Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale; and, Weather station.
Pronunciation guides have been added for more than 1,500 words that students might not commonly hear, among them isohyet, monadnock, and pelagic. Appendixes list chemical elements and useful Web sites.
More than 3,700 updated and expanded, cross-referenced entries, more than 300 of which are new, cover all aspects of Earth science: geomorphology, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, climatology, oceanography, paleontology, hydrology, geophysics, cartography, surveying, and soil science. Key concepts in physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics are also defined. Tables at the back of the book include Earth measurements, chemical elements, composition of seawater and the atmosphere, elements in the Earth's crust, meteorological symbols, glacial periods, and more. Topics covered include: Absorption; Earthquake intensity; Hydrology; Lava tube; Nutrients; Radiocarbon dating; Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale; and, Weather station.
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