Book
Earth and Earth's moon.
Publication Information
Chicago : World Book, c2011.
Physical Description
64 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Series
Summary
"An introduction to Earth and its moon for primary and intermediate grade students with information about their features and exploration. Includes charts and diagrams, a list of highlights for each chapter, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Contents
- Where is Earth?
- How big is Earth?
- What does Earth look like?
- What is Earth made of? - What is Earth's atmosphere like?
- What is the weather like on Earth?
- How does Earth move around the sun?
- Why does Earth have seasons and climates?
- What is Earth's water like?
- What are Earth's landforms?
- How did Earth's land form?
- How does Earth support life?
- Where is Earth's moon?
- How big is the moon?
- What does the moon look like?
- What is the moon made of?
- What is the surface of the moon like?
- Who does the moon compare with Earth?
- How does the moon move around Earth?
- Why does the moon appear to change shape?
- How does the moon make the sun disappear?
- How does the moon affect Earth's oceans?
- How old is the moon?
- What were the first space probes to explore the moon?
- When did people travel to the moon?
- Will people return to the moon?
- What have probes discovered about the moon?
- Could there be life on the moon?