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These '''Earth Science books''' are recommended by [[Art of Problem Solving]] administrators and members of the [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php AoPS Community].
 
These '''Earth Science books''' are recommended by [[Art of Problem Solving]] administrators and members of the [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php AoPS Community].
  
Levels of reading and ability are loosely defined as follows:
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* Elementary is for elementary school students up through possibly early middle school.
 
* Getting Started is recommended for students grades 6 to 9.
 
* Intermediate is recommended for students grades 9 to 12.
 
* Olympiad is recommended for high school students who are already studying the field at an undergraduate level.
 
* Collegiate is recommended for college and university students.
 
  
More advanced topics are often left with the above levels unassigned.
 
  
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== Atmospheric Science ==
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=== Elementary school ===
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1149651692/artofproblems-20 The Little Book of Snowflakes] by Kenneth Libbrecht.
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=== General Interest ===
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471624829/artofproblems-20 Clouds in a Glass of Beer: Simple Experiments in Atmospheric Physics] by Craig F. Bohren.
  
== Books by subject ==
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=== Geology ===
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== Geology ==
==== Getting Started====
 
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671746979/artofproblems-20 The Practical Geologist: The Introductory Guide to Collecting and Identifying Rocks] by Dougal Dixon.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671746979/artofproblems-20 The Practical Geologist: The Introductory Guide to Collecting and Identifying Rocks] by Dougal Dixon.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195105974/artofproblems-20 Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone National Parks] by Robert Smith and Lee Siegel.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195105974/artofproblems-20 Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone National Parks] by Robert Smith and Lee Siegel.
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== Seismology ==
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1149652334/artofproblems-20 Earthshaking Science : What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes] by Susan Elizabeth Hough.
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== General Interest ==
 
== General Interest ==
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262162342/artofproblems-20 Sky in a Bottle] by Peter Pesic.
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== See Also ==
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* [[Science books]]
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* [[Science competitions]]
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* [[Science scholarships]]

Latest revision as of 14:14, 19 December 2008

These Earth Science books are recommended by Art of Problem Solving administrators and members of the AoPS Community.

Before adding any books to this page, please review the AoPSWiki:Linking books page.


Atmospheric Science

Elementary school

General Interest


Geology


Seismology


General Interest


See Also