plate tectonics

Earth s mighty volcanoes offer more than a spectacular show when they explode. They re also clues about what happens deep inside Earth s surface. The text presents essential science concepts, such as heat and pressure, while explaining how the different types of volcanoes contribute to Earth s dazzling landscapes. This volume s manageable text, engaging visuals, diagrams, fact boxes, glossary, index, and websites help readers build the STEM skills needed in the classroom. Glossary, Index, Full-color photographs, Fact Boxes, Detailed Table of Contents, Charts.

Provides information on how and why volcanoes and earthquakes occur.

Discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes.

Discusses plate tectonics and the forces that cause motion and change in our planet.

Offers students an overview of plate tectonics, discussing how the Earth's plates move on a bed of molten magma under the Earth's surface and how that movement creates landforms such as mountains and trenches and cause volcanoes and tsunamis.

Profiles the Grand Canyon, Windjana Gorge, Fish River Canyon, and seven other significant canyons around the world, describing their origins, history, and structure.

Discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.

An introduction to contemporary seismology, looking at how earthquakes are studied, and discussing how scientists are using seismology to reduce the human, environmental, and structural impact of future earthquakes.

Discusses plate tectonics and the causes of earthquakes and volcanoes, the features and formation of other geographical areas, and possible future changes in the earth's surface. Features projects throughout.