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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science, 9th edition

Published by Pearson (February 5, 2018) © 2019

  • Edward J. Tarbuck (Emeritus) Illinois Central College
  • Frederick K Lutgens
  • Dennis G. Tasa Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc.

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For introductory Earth Science lab courses.

Explore Earth's systems with flexible, hands-on exercises

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science is designed to accompany Tarbuck and Lutgens' Earth Science and Foundations of Earth Science, but can be used for any Earth Science lab course or text. The manual contains 24 step-by-step, adaptable exercises that examine the basic principles and concepts of the Earth Sciences, while reinforcing major topics in geology, oceanography, meteorology and astronomy.

The 9th Edition features a new lab on volcanism and volcanic hazards, and dynamic illustrations by Dennis Tasa are thoroughly updated to provide a visually engaging learning experience.

Hallmark features of this title

  • An inquiry-based lab experience provides hands-on learning in the exercises whenever possible. This approach engages students in gathering and analyzing scientific data to improve their critical reasoning skills.
  • 24 step-by-step, self-contained exercises reinforce the major topics of Earth Science, helping students achieve scientific literacy while developing data analysis, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Extensive pedagogy helps students understand the concepts presented by practicing problem-solving skills. Each exercise includes a statement of purpose, objectives, materials needed, key terms, an introduction, questions and problems, a review, and a summary/report page that students complete after each exercise.

New and updated features of this title

  • Lab 5 on Volcanism and Volcanic Hazards explores the nature of volcanic eruptions, shield volcanoes, cinder cones, composite volcanoes, and volcanic hazards.
  • UPDATED: Part 1 on geology has been reorganized to present topics in the sequence most commonly taught, leading with interior processes followed by surface processes.
  • UPDATED: Pre-lab videos include a new video for Lab 5 on volcanism and volcanic hazards. Each lab is accompanied by a pre-lab video by Professor Callan Bentley. Every lesson examines and explains the key ideas that will be explored in the exercise, eliminating the need for a pre-lab lecture by the instructor.
  • UPDATED: Market-leading visual program, thoroughly reviewed and updated, makes the material and learning experience more meaningful for students.

Features of Mastering Geology for the 9th Edition

  • UPDATED: Pre-Lab Videos for each lab review fundamental concepts and identify challenges to help students come prepared for lab and save instructors valuable lab time.
  • NEW & UPDATED: MapMaster 2.0 Interactive Map Activities. inspired by GIS, allow students to layer various thematic maps to analyze spatial patterns and data at regional and global scales. This tool allows students to geolocate themselves in the data and upload their own data for map making.
  • NEW: Condor Quadcopter Videos capture stunning footage of the Mountain West region with a quadcopter and a GoPro camera. The videos include annotation, sketching and narration to help students learn about monoclines, streams, terraces and more.
  • UPDATED: GigaPan Activities take advantage of a virtual field experience with high-resolution picture technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University in conjunction with NASA.
  • UPDATED: Mobile Field Trip videos from geologist–pilot–photographer Michael Collier give students another avenue for exploring US landscapes and the major themes of geology concepts.
  • GEODe Tutorials provide an interactive visual walkthrough of core content through animation, videos, illustrations, photographs and narration. Created by Dennis Tasa.

Features of Pearson eText for the 9th Edition

  • Pre-Lab Videos for each lab review fundamental concepts and identify challenges to help students come prepared for lab and save instructors valuable lab time.

PART 1. GEOLOGY

  • Exercise 1. The Study of Minerals
  • Exercise 2. Rocks and the Rock Cycle
  • Exercise 3. Plate Tectonics
  • Exercise 4. Earthquakes and Earth's Interior
  • Exercise 5. Volcanism and Volcanic Hazards
  • Exercise 6. Geologic Maps, Block Diagrams, and Rock Structures
  • Exercise 7. Aerial Photographs, Satellite Images, and Topographic Maps
  • Exercise 8. Shaping Earth's Surface: Running Water and Groundwater
  • Exercise 9. Shaping Earth's Surface: Arid and Glacial Landscapes
  • Exercise 10. Geologic Time

PART 2. OCEANOGRAPHY

  • Exercise 11. Introduction to Oceanography
  • Exercise 12. Waves, Currents, and Tides

PART 3. METEOROLOGY

  • Exercise 13. Earth-Sun Relationships
  • Exercise 14. Heating the Atmosphere
  • Exercise 15. Atmospheric Moisture, Pressure, and Wind
  • Exercise 16. Air Masses, Midlatitude Cyclones, and Weather Maps
  • Exercise 17. Global Climates

PART 4. ASTRONOMY

  • Exercise 18. Astronomical Observations
  • Exercise 19. Patterns in the Solar System
  • Exercise 20. Locating the Planets
  • Exercise 21. Exercise A mining the Terrestrial Planets
  • Exercise 22. Motions of the Earth-Moon System

PART 5. EARTH SCIENCE SKILLS

  • Exercise 23. Location and Distance on Earth
  • Exercise 24. The Metric System, Measurements, and Scientific Inquiry

About our authors

Fred Lutgens and Ed Tarbuck have been good friends and colleagues since 1970. Between them, they have more than 57 years of experience teaching geology to undergraduates, and both have been recognized with awards as excellent and inspiring professors. They share a special interest in introducing geology to beginning students and a belief in the value of field experiences for students of all levels.

Lutgens and Tarbuck published their first college text, Earth Science, in 1976. That book, winner of the McGuffy Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, is now going into its 15th edition. In 1983, as the 1st edition of Earth was being prepared, gifted geology illustrator Dennis Tasa joined the author team. Since then the three have collaborated on more than 20 projects. Not only do Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa work well together creatively, they also enjoy spending time in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Tasa's New Mexico studio.

Tarbuck enjoys downhill skiing in Colorado, fly fishing near his childhood home in Northern Minnesota, and spending time in the Cascades. Lutgens is an avid runner, and when he can make the time, truly enjoys hiking the canyons of the Colorado Plateau. Although Lutgens and Tarbuck think alike on many issues, they don't agree on everything. Lutgens is devoted to jazz and classical music, whereas Tarbuck prefers pop artists or a good country station.

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