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Book SynopsisEarth science is one of the most popular science fair project subjects. The 30 Earth science experiments featured in this latest volume of the bestselling Janice VanCleave's A+ Science Fair Projects were specially designed to help junior high and high school students develop their own ideas for blue-ribbon science fair projects.
Table of ContentsMAPPING THE EARTH.
Maps and Globes: Terrestrial Guides.
Topography: Highs and Lows of the Earth's Surface.
THE EARTH AND SPACE.
Rotation: The Spinning of the Earth on Its Axis.
Heliocentric: The Earth's Solar System.
Night Light: The Structure and Movement of the Earth's Moon.
Mobile Stars: The Apparent Movement of Stars.
Time: Day Lengths and Time Zones.
Early Methods: Ancient Techniques of Determining the Earth's Sizeand Shape.
PHYSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE EARTH.
Elements: The Earth's Building Blocks.
The Earth's Layers: Chemical and Physical Properties of theEarth.
THE EARTH'S LITHOSPHERE.
Minerals: Distinguishing Physical Characteristics ofMinerals.
Crystals: Distinguishing Physical Characteristics ofCrystals.
The Rock Cycle: Processes That Change One Rock Type intoAnother.
Erosion: The Breakdown and Movement of Crustal Material.
Rock Sandwiches: Layering of Regolith Particles.
Soil Texture: Effects of Regolith Size.
Crustal Bending: Deformation of the Earth's Crust.
Faulting: The Earth's Crustal Breaking Point.
Plate Tectonics: Floating Crustal Sections.
THE EARTH'S HYDROSPHERE.
Soundings: Mapping a Profile of the Ocean Floor.
Water Waves: Surface Disturbances Due to Energy Transfer.
Percolating Water: The Movement of Water Beneath the Earth'sSurface.
The Hydrologic Cycle: The Movement of Water from Place toPlace.
THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.
Atmospheric Energy: Unequal Heating by the Earth's Surface.
The Greenhouse Effect: Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere.
Convection: Air in Motion.
Fronts: Moving Air Masses.
Barometric Changes: The Cause and Measurement of AirPressure.
Hygrometers: Ways to Measure the Atmosphere's Water Content.
Precipitation: Phases of Atmospheric Water.
Appendices.
Glossary.
Index.
