Essentials of oceanography by Garrison, Tom 1942-

Table of Contents: “…1.Earth and Ocean -- 1.1.Earth Is an Ocean World -- 1.2.Marine Scientists Use the Logic of Science to Study the Ocean -- Spotlight Figure 1.3 Earth's Most Prominent Features -- 1.3.Stars Form Seas -- Stars Formed Early in the History of the Universe -- Stars and Planets Are Contained within Galaxies -- Stars Make Heavy Elements from Lighter Ones -- Solar Systems Form by Accretion -- 1.4.Earth, Ocean, and Atmosphere Accumulated in Layers Sorted by Density -- 1.5.Life Probably Originated in the Ocean -- A Closer Look 1.1 How Do We Know the Age of Earth and the Ocean? …”