BJU Press Earth Science Student Text, 4th Ed

This item is on backorder from BJU Press, however, it is still available for ordering.    Earth Science, 4th Ed. is an expedition. Your students will find themselves climbing mountains, diving into the oceans, and launching into the skies on a quest to learn how the world works. During this quest, students will find that Earth science is also a battle of worldviews. This text clearly introduces students to the secular theories of where everything they see came from. They critique these theories. For each secular theory, the text affirms the conservative biblical view of Earth’s history shaped by Creation, the Fall, and the Flood. Students’ Christian worldviews will be shaped and strengthened as they learn about tectonic processes, landforms and earth materials, fossils, the oceans and oceanography, rivers and lakes, the atmosphere, weather and storms, climate and environmentalism, the solar system, the universe and cosmology, and space science. Table of Contents - Why Study Earth Science? A Christian Approach to Earth Science Earth Science in Action Matter Forces and Matter Energy and Matter Composition of Matter Who Do We Use Maps? Types of Maps Maps and GIS The Earth, a Special Place Geology, the Science The Earth's Structure The Earth's Natural Resources Origin of the Earth A History of Change Tectonics: An Agent of Change Tectonic Forces Faults and Joints Earth Waves and Seismology Effects of Earthquakes What is a Mountain? Tectonic Mountains Non-Tectonic Hills and Mountains Fire Mountains Classifying Volcanoes Intrusive Volcanism Describing Minerals Identifying Minerals Minerals as Resources Classifying Rocks Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks The "Rock Cycle" Fossilization Paleontology Fossil Fuels Weathering Erosion and Deposition Soil Ocean Basins Seawater Ocean Environments Tides Currents Waves The History of Ocean Exploration Oceanography in Action Entering an Alien World Streams Lakes and Ponds Underground Reservoirs Groundwater Chemistry Water as a Resource Groundwater Landforms What Is the Atmosphere? Special Zones In the Atmosphere Energy In the Atmosphere What is Weather? Special Zones In the Atmosphere Energy In the Atmosphere What Is Weather? Winds Clouds and Precipitation Air Masses and Fronts Severe Weather Weather Forecasts What Is Climate? Climate Zones Climate Change The Sun The Moon The Sun, Moon, and Earth as a System Modeling the Solar System The Planets Nonplanetary Objects Stars Gas to Galaxies The Universe Telescopes Rockets, Satellites, and Probes Manned Space Exploration Appendix A: Understanding Scientific Terms Appendix B: Math Principles and Graphing Appendix C: Periodic Table of the Elements Appendix D: Topographic Map Symbols Appendix E: World Physiographic Map Appendix F: World Plate Tectonics Map Appendix G: Geologic Column Appendix H: Modified Mercalli Index Earthquake Intensity Scale Appendix I: United States Elevation and Landform Maps Appendix J: Mineral Identification Key Appendix K: Rock Classification Key Appendix L: Relative Humidity Graph Appendix M: Tornado/Hurricane Category Scales Appendix N: Weather Station Model Appendix O: World Climate Zone Map Appendix P: Solar System Data Appendix Q: Seasonal Star Charts Glossary Index Photo Credits Softcover, 728 pages.   ISBN - 9781606820704 SKU 1071486