Earth Science books

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

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Atmospheric Science

Elementary school

• The Little Book of Snowflakes by Kenneth Libbrecht.

General Interest

• Clouds in a Glass of Beer: Simple Experiments in Atmospheric Physics by Craig F. Bohren.

Geology

• The Practical Geologist: The Introductory Guide to Collecting and Identifying Rocks by Dougal Dixon.
• Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone National Parks by Robert Smith and Lee Siegel.

Seismology

• Earthshaking Science : What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes by Susan Elizabeth Hough.

General Interest

• Sky in a Bottle by Peter Pesic.

See Also

• Science books
• Science competitions
• Science scholarships