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1) Earthquakes
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"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind earthquakes, including where and why earthquakes happen and how to stay safe when the ground starts to shake. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
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"Do you wonder about the planet we call home? Do you know what tectonic plates are? Can you explain how they split, crash, and slide to create tall mountains and deep ocean trenches? In this book, learn all about the huge, moving plates that make up Earth's crust"--Back cover.
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Plate tectonics caused a revolution in our understanding of the Earth. It has aided our understanding of why earthquakes and volcanoes are found in distinct locations, how oceans form and disappear, and how mountain ranges were built. In this volume, Peter Molnar explores the history and significance of plate tectonics.
5) Volcanoes
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"A nonfiction primer on all thing volcanos, including the different types of volcanos, the work of volcanologists, and more"--
6) Fault lines & tectonic plates: discover what happens when the earth's crust moves, with 25 projects
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Learn about earthquakes and volcanoes and how the earth's surface is always changing.
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For hundreds of years, people found the fossils of ancient sea creatures at the tops of tall mountains. Scientists puzzled over this problem. A fish couldn't have swum up a mountain. And how could rocks on a mountain move up from the bottom of a sea? Geologists finally found the answers they needed in the 1960s, when they developed the theory of plate tectonics. This theory revolutionized our understanding of the earth. Plate tectonics explains how...
10) Volcanoes
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"Most volcanoes just look like mountains--until bam, they erupt with either smoke and ash or lava. Engaging and accessible text describes and illustrates some of the most common ways that volcanoes form and erupt. Readers will be able to see how the earth's crust moves as plates, revealing the fierce activity of the layer below. Diagrams and cross-sections of volcanic activity make the subject clear and easy to grasp. In a simple follow-up activity,...
13) Plate tectonics
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"Provides comprehensive information on the theory of plate tectonics and how it affects our lives today"--Provided by publisher.
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Discover how continents were formed, canyons were carved, and why the animals live where they do. Based on recent findings by renowned scientists and filmed on location across the globe, the riveting visuals and groundbreaking special effects will transport you on a informative journey through time and deliver you back to the birth of Planet Earth.
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"Discover what earthquakes are and how they are caused. Find out how scientists measure earthquakes, and what makes some earthquakes so much more destructive than others. Read about some of the most serious earthquake disasters in history, and how people can be better prepared in the future"--
17) Plate tectonics
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The ground beneath our feet feels sturdy and still, but Earth is actually covered in moving plates. These large plates make up the outer layer of Earth's surface and sit on top of another layer made up of molten rock. Borders between two plates are often the site of earthquakes and volcanoes. The plates can slide against each other, crash into each other, move apart, and even create mountains. There is so much to learn about what's going on beneath...
19) Plate tectonics
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"A book for high school students about the revelation of plate tectonics and its effects on the earth."--
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"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the features of tectonic plates, how they have shaped Earth's surface in the past, and how they could change Earth in the future. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about tectonic plates and their impact on our planet"--
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