Description
Book SynopsisExplore the building blocks of our planet with fun jokes, cartoons and hands-on activities.
Find out how the rock cycle makes, changes and destroys Earth's rocks. Explore how violent volcanoes can create new rock, but water and wind can break and take away rock. Experiment with making your own
rocks, rivers and juddering tectonic plates.
This book is part of the Geology Rocks series. This collection of books examines the Earth's make up, from the different types of rock it is made from to discovering the structure of the planet itself and how tectonic plates relate to earthquakes and volcanoes.
Perfect for readers 7 and up.
Table of Contents
- 1: What is the rock cycle?
- 1: Hot inside
- 1: Moving water
- 1: Constant change
- 1: Wonderful weathering
- 1: Carried away
- 1: Drop it!
- 1: Super sedimentary
- 1: Magical metamorphic
- 1: Incredible igneous
- 1: Moving up
- 1: Look out!
- 1: Quick quiz answers
- 1: Now test your knowledge!
- 1: Glossary
- 1: Further reading
- 1: Index
