The Essential Guide to Planet Earth

Every moment of your life will be from the perspective of a single planet—Planet Earth. You were born here and you will die here. This textbook is a guide to your home, to your place in the universe. By taking this course, you will learn about your home planet: how it works and how we know it works...

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Main Author: Burger, Benjamin J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan, Utah Benjamin Burger [2020]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Intended Audience of This Textbook
  • 3. Purpose of Writing an Open Text and What That Means
  • 4. About the Author
  • 5. About this textbook
  • 6. Digging Deeper
  • 7. Vocabulary and Glossary of Terms
  • 8. Table of Contents
  • 8.1 Section 1: EARTH’S SIZE, SHAPE, AND MOTION IN SPACE
  • 8.2 Section 2: EARTH’S ENERGY
  • 8.3 Section 3: EARTH’S MATTER
  • 8.4 Section 4: EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE
  • 8.5 Section 5: EARTH’S WATER
  • 8.6 Section 6: EARTH’S SOLID INTERIOR
  • 8.7 Section 7: EARTH’S LIFE
  • 8.8 Section 8: EARTH’S HUMANS AND FUTURE