Applications and Investigations in Earth Science

About our authors Fred Lutgens and Ed Tarbuck have been good friends and colleagues since 1970. Between them, they have more than 57 years of experience teaching geology to undergraduates, and both have been recognized with awards as excellent and inspiring professors. They share a special interest in introducing geology to beginning students and a belief in the value of field experiences for students of all levels.Lutgens and Tarbuck published their first college text, Earth Science, in 1976. That book, winner of the McGuffy Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, is now going into its 15th edition. In 1983, as the 1st edition of Earth was being prepared, gifted geology illustrator Dennis Tasa joined the author team. Since then the three have collaborated on more than 20 projects. Not only do Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa work well together creatively, they also enjoy spending time in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Tasa's New Mexico studio.Tarbuck enjoys downhill skiing in Colorado, fly fishing near his childhood home in Northern Minnesota, and spending time in the Cascades. Lutgens is an avid runner, and when he can make the time, truly enjoys hiking the canyons of the Colorado Plateau. Although Lutgens and Tarbuck think alike on many issues, they don't agree on everything. Lutgens is devoted to jazz and classical music, whereas Tarbuck prefers pop artists or a good country station.

• Brief Contents PART 1 GEOLOGY Exercise 1 The Study of MineralsExercise 2 Rocks and the Rock CycleExercise 3 Plate TectonicsExercise 4 Earthquakes and Earth’s InteriorExercise 5 Volcanism and Volcanic HazardsExercise 6 Geologic Maps, Block Diagrams, and Rock StructuresExercise 7 Aerial Photographs, Satellite Images, and Topographic MapsExercise 8 Shaping Earth’s Surface: Running Water and GroundwaterExercise 9 Shaping Earth’s Surface: Arid and Glacial LandscapesExercise 10 Geologic TimePART 2 OCEANOGRAPHY Exercise 11 Introduction to OceanographyExercise 12 Waves, Currents, and TidesPART 3 METEOROLOGY Exercise 13 Earth-Sun RelationshipsExercise 14 Heating the AtmosphereExercise 15 Atmospheric Moisture, Prressure, and WindExercise 16 Air Masses, Midlatitude Cyclones, and Weather MapsExercise 17 Global ClimatesPART 4 ASTRONOMY Exercise 18 Astronomical ObservationsExercise 19 Patterns in the Solar SystemExercise 20 Locating the PlanetsExercise 21 Exercise Amining the Terrestrial PlanetsExercise 22 Motions of the Earth-Moon SystemPART 5 EARTH SCIENCE SKILLS Exercise 23 Location and Distance on EarthExercise 24 The Metric System, Measurements, and Scientific Inquiry