Applications and Investigations in Earth Science - Softcover

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Although designed to accompany Tarbuck and Lutgens' Earth Science, Foundations of Earth Science, this manual could be used with other Earth Science texts for courses in departments of geology or geography. This laboratory manual provides a comprehensive, versatile, and adaptable collection of 22 self-contained laboratories that examine the basic principles and concepts of geology, meteorology, oceanography, and astronomy. The exercises help students achieve scientific literacy while developing observational, critical reasoning, and problem solving skills. The manual is designed to accompany Tarbuck and Lutgens' Earth Science, Foundations of Earth Science - or any other Earth science text.*Features an extensively revised art program - with many illustrations prepared using the latest digital mapping techniques by Dennis Tasa, one of the foremost graphic artists in the country*Contains 22 step-by-step, self-contained exercises that reinforce the major topics of geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy*Goes beyond the traditional exercises that examine measurements, mineral, rocks, latitude and longitude, topographic maps, Earth-sun relations*Each exercise systematically guid