Author: Kathy Furgang Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1426313640 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 68
Book Description
Combines facts with photographs of volcanoes and earthquake-affected regions to introduce readers to such topics as underwater volcanoes and plate tectonics while offering insight into the world-changing power of natural disasters.
Author: Susanna Van Rose Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN: 9780241539811 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Discover the Earth's most explosive volcanoes and what it's like to experience an earthquake feels like in this picture-led guide to the hotspots of the world This book tells you everything you need to know about the Earth's most extraordinary natural forces - from active volcanoes, including Kilanea in Hawaii and Etna in Italy, to devastating earthquakes that have hit San Francisco and Japan. Discover how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius devastated the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, but left in its wake remarkably preserved treasures. Find out, too, how dogs can search for survivors in the aftermath of a huge quake. Eyewitness Volcano and Earthquakeexplores how tectonic plates collide, what causes magma to escape from deep inside Earth and why eruptions affect our weather. Learn how scientists predict and measure the magnitude of earthquakes, and find out what a volcanologist does. Packed with striking full-colour photographs and illustrations of lava flows, pyroclastic clouds, rocks and precious stones, preserved bodies and petrified objects, and much more along with amazing facts, infographics, statistics, and a timeline to reveal the most devastating volcanoes and earthquakes in history. Part of DK's best-selling Eyewitnessseries, which is now getting an exciting makeover, this popular title has been reinvigorated for the next generation of information-seekers, with a fresh new look, new photographs, updated information, and a new "eyewitness" feature - fascinating first-hand accounts from experts in the field.
Author: John P. Rafferty Associate Editor, Earth Sciences Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1615301062 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 314
Book Description
Presents an introduction to volcanoes and earthquakes, explaining how the movement of the Earth's interior plates cause their formation and describing the volcanoes which currently exist around the world as well as some of the famous earthquakes of the nineteenth through twenty-first cenuturies.
Author: Laurence Pringle Publisher: Golden Books ISBN: 9780307159526 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 48
Book Description
Spine title: Volcanoes, earthquakes, and powerful storms. Examines the greatest forces of nature and explains what humans have learned from studying them.
Author: Linsay Knight Publisher: Time Life Education ISBN: 9780783547640 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 64
Book Description
This book is part of the Nature Company Discoveries library, a dynamic new reference series for children. Atmospheric illustrations, strong photographs and lively text engage and encourage readers to discover for themselves the world around them. A four-page foldout in each title reveals a dramatic, and perhaps unexpected, perspective.
Author: Matthys Levy Publisher: Chicago Review Press ISBN: 1613741642 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 146
Book Description
Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis don't happen every day, so how can budding scientists study how they work? Through experiments, models, and demonstrations. This in-depth resource will teach readers how to build a seismograph to record a simulated earthquake, compare pressure waves and shear waves—the two types of ground shocks—using a Slinky, and replicate a tsunami's destructive effect on a &“coastline&” built in a bathtub. Authors Matthys Levy and Mario Salvadori even discuss issues of modern architecture and civil engineering: how science can be used to protect buildings and property in earthquake-prone areas. Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis answers a wide array of questions about these phenomena. Can animals &“predict&” earthquakes? How have various cultures explained the movement of the earth throughout history? What is the Richter scale, and what does it tell us about the strength of a quake? And most important, readers will learn how to earthquake-proof their homes, and how to protect themselves should they experience a tremor.
Author: Kathy Furgang
Author: Ken Rubin
Author: Susanna Van Rose
Author: John P. Rafferty Associate Editor, Earth Sciences
Author: Laurence Pringle
Author: Kathy Furgang
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Author: Linsay Knight
Author: Matthys Levy
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