Foundations of Earth Science
Third Edition by
Frederick K. Lutgens
Edward J. Tarbuck
Kenneth G. Pinzke website
author
This site is organized around the chapter structure found in the new Third
Edition of this popular text by Frederick K Lutgens and Edward J. Tarbuck (Prentice
Hall, 2002)
To begin, use the list below or the Jump To menu above to select a chapter.
1. Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks
2. Rocks: Materials of the Lithosphere
3. Landscapes Fashioned by Water
4. Glacial and Arid Landscapes
5. Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory
6. Restless Earth: Earthquakes, Geologic Structures and Mountain Building
7. Fires Within: Igneous Activity
8. Geologic Time
9. Oceans: The Last Frontier
10. The Restless Ocean
11. Heating the Atmosphere
12. Clouds and Precipitation
13. The Atmosphere in Motion
14. Weather Patterns and Severe Weather
15. The Nature of the Solar System
16. Beyond the Solar System
The material for each chapter contains several major elements, as described below. You'll find that each chapter contains a variety of different types of review questions--multiple choice, true and false, essay, matching, labeling, and critical thinking. These questions will help site users both review the content of the chapters and expand upon the materials presented in the text. Additionally, each chapter contains Web destinations for further exploration of the topic at hand.
(rev. 02/04)
