Publisher's Synopsis
Provides a broad overview of topics in geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. It aims to help introductory students gain a basic understanding of the physical environment through a readable, non-technical approach.<p>Thoroughly revised and updated "Earth Science" covers such recent events as the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, Hurricane Hugo, and Voyager. It's fly-by of Neptune and its moons.<p>A study guide is available for this book.
