1st Edition
ENVS 101: The Blue Planet
School: The University of New Mexico (UNM )
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Pages: 3Topics covered here include the way in which the age of the Earth was predicted, discoveries in science involving isotopes, as well as how the first life forms came about. There is also information regarding mass extinction. In more detail, the evolution of the most basic living organisms, as well as plants, and mammals/humans is explored.
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Pages: 4Overview of internal and external energy sources of the earth, the process of fusion. The Earth's energy cycle is also explored here, and an overview of energy that travel into and out of the system. Introduction to formation of the Solar system as well as two ways scientist predict age.
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Pages: 4Review and concept elaboration for chapter one, introductory concepts for energy by starting chapter two. Information on the four vast reservoirs, types of energy, modes of heat transfer, and the Laws of Thermodynamics included.
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Pages: 2Course introduction, overview and definition of the listed key terms, as well as an introduction to the four vast reservoirs of the earth, the biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere.