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2) Earth
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Examines the natural forces that shape our planet, covering such topics as climate, the oceans, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and glaciers.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Do you know how many people it would take to circle the equator? What is the biggest desert in the world? What are the different layers of the atmosphere? Learn alongside your child all the facts and figures about the different aspects of the beautiful planet Earth, such as: The different types of forests and trees; The layers of the earth; The oceans; The water cycle; The different climates around the world; And more! Filled with full-colour graphics...
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Weird and wonderful facts about our extraordinary world--like all the wind patterns on the planet or each country's national dish or the most bizarre rock formations on each continent--are shown visually on world maps, making them easier to understand and amazing to behold.
11) Volcanoes!
Author
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction primer on all thing volcanos, including the different types of volcanos, the work of volcanologists, and more"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Narrative nonfiction, each title highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science. Photographs throughout"-- Provided by publisher.
" This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science.What shapes our planet? Women have been answering the question for centuries on many levels. Scientists such as Marie Curie have investigated the building blocks of matter, and...
Author
Language
English
Description
In this novel, we aim to spark a debate about the crucial need to preserve the delicate balance between the multiverse and the living. We explore various theories about the celestial system and living beings, taking into account a multitude of factors and variables. Our ultimate goal, however, is to emphasize the importance of viewing Earth as an integral part of a larger whole, subject to both internal and external factors, some of which are beyond...
Author
Language
Español
Description
La respuesta de las geociencias a las principales y más curiosas cuestiones de nuestro planeta. Descubra con agudeza e inteligencia los aspectos más apasionantes de la estratigrafía, la mineralogía y la paleontología. La atmósfera y la hidrosfera, el clima presente, pasado y futuro. Las rocas, los recursos geológicos, la geofísica y la tectónica de placas.
¿Cuántos años tiene la Tierra? ¿Cuáles son los poderes de las piedras? ¿Hubo...
Author
Language
English
Description
The book describes the structure, composition and evolution of the Earth, the main geological processes occurring on it, and how some crucial environmental matters that are amply debated in the media (e.g., pollution, greenhouse effect) can be fully understood by placing them in the holistic context of the system Earth as a whole. It provides basic information on a series of key geological issues, from the structure and composition of the Earth to...
18) Earth
Author
Language
English
Description
It is a reflection of living through doing and coming to a conclusion about what we are meant to be while we are here on this small world we call Earth.
It is up to you to make up your mind about that, for only you can decide which direction you want to take.
I only hope this small book can help you to make up your mind.
Author
Language
English
Description
Hannah Holmes A mesmerizing expedition around our dusty world. Some see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it becomes a dazzling and mysterious force; Dust, we discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise annually into the air, the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments, scales...
Author
Language
English
Description
In demonstrating how Newtonian gravitational theory and Euclidean geometry can be used and developed in Earth's environment, the text discusses earth's gravitational field; matrices and orbital geometry; satellite orbit dynamics; geometry of satellite observations; statistical implications; and data analysis. Prerequisites: introductory course in college physics and a first-year course in calculus.
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