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Book

Earth

Call Number

  • J 550 VANR (CEN)

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Edition

Rev. ed.

Publication Information

New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2013.

Physical Description

72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.

Summary

Examines the natural forces that shape our planet, covering such topics as climate, the oceans, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and glaciers.

Notes

At head of title: Eyewitness.

Includes index.

"Discover the secrets of life on our planet -- and learn how animals, plants, and the environment interact"--Cover.

Contents

  • What makes up the Earth?
  • Early ideas about the Earth
  • A cocoon of gas
  • Climate in the past
  • Watery planet
  • The properties of water
  • Realms of ice
  • The building blocks
  • Investigating rocks
  • Igneous rocks
  • Sedimentary rocks
  • Metamorphic rocks
  • The challenge of the ocean
  • Modern oceanography
  • Continental drift
  • Plate tectonics
  • The formation of the ocean floor
  • Exploring the interior
  • Earthquakes and seismology
  • Volcanology
  • Mountain building
  • Plateaus and rifts
  • Weathering processes
  • Life from rock
  • Erosion
  • Deposition
  • Glaciation
  • The age of the Earth
  • Naming the Earth
  • Did you know?
  • Geoscientists at work
  • Find out more
  • Glossary.

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