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Volcanoes & earthquakes

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Call Number

J 551.2 RUBI (CEN)

Publication Information

New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2007.

Physical Description

64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm

Summary

Brings volcanoes and earthquakes to life with 3-D illustrations.

Notes

"A Weldon Owen production"--P. facing t.p.

Includes index.

Contents

Under the surface: Restless planet
Spreading seas
Tectonic collisions
Hot spots
Fire down below: Anatomy of a volcano
Types of eruptions
Lava and Ash
volcanic landscapes
Thermal springs and geysers
Volcanologist in the field
On shaky ground: When the earth moves
Earthquake preparation
After an earthquake
Making of a tsunami
Seismologists in the field
Volcanoes: Toba
Vesuvius
Krakatau
Mount St. Helens
Kilauea
Earthquakes: Lisbon
San Francisco
Hebgen Lake
Kobe
Indian Ocean tsunami
Worlds alive
Glossary
Index.

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