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AUTHOR |
Bow, James, 1972-. |
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TITLE |
Earth mysteries revealed / James Bow. |
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IMPRINT |
St Catharines, Ont: Crabtree Publishing Company, c2010. |
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DESCRIPTION |
32 p. : ill. (chielfy col.) ; 26 cm. |
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SERIES |
Mysteries revealed. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
How did Earth form from a cloud of dust? -- Were the oceans made from rain? -- Why is the center of Earth metal? -- What makes the northern lights glow? -- Where did all the air come from? -- Why does the weather always keep changing? -- What is pushing the wind? -- Where does the electricity in lightning come from? -- Why is it night all winter at the north pole? -- Why do sunsets look orange and red? -- When do volcanoes blow their top? -- How can an earthquake turn dry ground into deadly quicksand? -- Could the lost city of atlantis have been destroyed by a volcano? -- Why can¡¦t I sink in the dead sea? -- Why is the Atlantic Ocean getting wider? -- What makes Earth the only planet with life? -- How is life on Earth fueled by the sun? -- How do bacteria live in deep rocks? -- What living things can you see from space? -- Where else in the solar system might life exist?. |
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SUBJECT |
Earth sciences -- Juvenile literature. |
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SUBJECT |
Earth -- Juvenile literature. |
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DISCIPLINE |
English Language. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Geography. |
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ISBN |
9780778774280. |