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Your effective tutorial for mastering Earth ScienceWhy CliffsQuickReview Guides?Go with the name you know and trustGet the information you need--fast!Written by teachers and educational specialistsAbout the contents: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 datingClimate* Atmosphere, storms, and forecasting* Water and climate* Insolation and the seasons* Weathering and agents of erosionEnvironmental Concerns* Conservation* PollutionSpace* Comets, asteroids, and meteoroids* Motions of the earth, moon, and sun* Kepler's laws of planetary motion* Origin of the universeReview and Resources* Chapter-end quizzes* Comprehensive end-of-book quiz* Glossary of key terms* Appendix of topic-related resources and websitesWe take great notes--and make learning a snap
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About the Author Scott Ryan teaches Earth Science at Ardsley Middle School, a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, in New York. Author’s Acknowledgments Greg Tubach: For finding me and his support My family: For their love and understanding Kelly, Lisa, Lori, and Suzanne: For their excellent feedback and corrections Sabrina, Rich, Jay Levine, Al Gore: For the Internet
CliffsQuickReview® Earth Science Published by: Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com
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Publisher’s Acknowledgments Editorial Acquisitions Editor: Greg Tubach Project Editor: Kelly D. Henthorne Copy Editor: Lori Cates Hand Technical Editor: Lisa Berkowitz Production Indexer: Anne Leach Proofreader: Jacqui Brownstein Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services Note: If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as “unsold and destroyed” to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this “stripped book.”
Copyright © 2006 Wiley, Hoboken, NJ Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ Published simultaneously in Canada Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ryan, Scott. Cliffsquickreview earth science / by Scott Ryan. p. cm. -- (Cliffs quick review) Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-0-471-78937-6 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-471-78937-2 (pbk.) 1. Earth Science--Outlines, syllabi, etc. I. Title. II. Title: Earth Science. III. Series. QE41.R93 2006 550--dc22 2006008778 ISBN-13 978-0-471-78937-6 ISBN-10 0-471-78937-2 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1O/SU/QU/QW/IN No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, 317-572-3447, fax 317-572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. The publisher and the author make no representations or warranti