Bibliograph

Earth, written by Susanna Van Rose

Type

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Earth, written by Susanna Van Rose

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Earth

Oclc number

851509724

Responsibility statement

written by Susanna Van Rose

Series statement

DK eyewitness books

Summary

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Eyewitness Earth

Classification

Creator