The brief, paperback version of the best-selling Earth Science is designed for introductory courses in earth science. This highly visual, non- technical survey emphasizes broad, up-to-date coverage of basic topics and principles in geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. The text's flexible design lends itself to the diversity of Earth science courses in both content and approach. As in previous editions, the main focus is to foster student understanding of basic earth science principles.

1. Minerals : Building Blocks of Rocks
2. Rocks : Materials of the Solid Earth
3. Landscapes Fashioned by Water
4. Glacial and Arid Landscapes
5. Plate Tectonics : A Scientific Theory Unfolds
6. Restless Earth : Earthquakes, Geologic Structures, and Mountain Builfing
7. Fires Within : Igneous Activity
8. Geologic Time
9. Oceans : The Last Frontier
10. The Restless Ocean
etc.