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Rocks are all around us. Some rocks on Earth are 4 billion years old! But what are they made of? What are the different types of rock? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more through easy-to-read text and vivid photographs. An experiment rounds out the book and provides a hands-on learning experience to encourage deeper understanding. Meets Next Generation Science Standards.
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Guidebook volume 30th
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x, 310 pages : illustrations, maps, portrait ; 28 cm.
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83) Plate tectonics
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The ground beneath our feet feels sturdy and still, but Earth is actually covered in moving plates. These large plates make up the outer layer of Earth's surface and sit on top of another layer made up of molten rock. Borders between two plates are often the site of earthquakes and volcanoes. The plates can slide against each other, crash into each other, move apart, and even create mountains. There is so much to learn about what's going on beneath...
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303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm
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Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America's 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great Salt Lake in Utah and to the Chicxulub Crater in Mexico, Mary Caperton Morton brings you on a fantastic tour, sharing aerial and satellite photography, explanations on how each site was formed, and details on what makes each landform noteworthy. Maps and diagrams...
85) Amazing planet
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2 videodiscs (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In this 3 hour series, one can witness in seconds what took the Earth eons to create: bumper-car continents; ice ages pulsing out of the poles and back; the Himalayas surging upwards; sand dunes swallowing, then uncovering African villages, and more!
86) Ghost Ranch: Central-Northern New Mexico ; twenty-fifth field conference, , Oct. 10, 11 and 12, 1974
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Guidebook volume 25
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xix, 384 pages : illustrations (2 folded in pocket), maps ; 29 cm
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400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits ; 34 cm
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A comprehensive guide filled with vibrant illustrations and detailed maps captures this wondrous and remote land of ice and snow, with up-to-date information on its climate, the nature of ice, its famous explorers, conservation issues, geology, geography, and the animals who call it home.
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Scenic trips to the geologic past volume no. 1
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26 pages : illustrations, maps, diagrams ; 23 cm.
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Scenic trips to the geologic past volume no. 4
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75 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Guidebook of the field conference volume 43rd
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ix, 411 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
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En esta obra de divulgación científica converge la ciencia y el arte en la interpretación paleoambiental del miembro superior calcáreo de la Formación Tibasosa. El texto se complementa con ilustraciones científicas sobre conceptos básicos de geología y paleontología que apoyan la comprensión de los análisis bioestratigráficos, los procesos tectosedimentarios y los análisis taxonómicos de la paleofauna marina. Se aplican técnicas de...
95) Town Geology
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The eminent Victorian clergyman and naturalist set out in this 1872 collection of lectures to make discoveries in geology accessible to the general reader. In addition to a ringing call for study of the natural sciences, the author considers climate change, glaciers, limestone, coral reefs, volcanoes, and the origin of coal.
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Durante muchos años, la energía hidráulica ha sido una de las fuentes de energía renovables más utilizadas en México y el mundo, es una fuente limpia y con alto rendimiento energético. En este libro, además de conocer la importancia de esta energía, te enseñaremos cómo construir una pequeña turbina hidráulica.
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This book tells the story of the province's geology and the history of its living creatures. The first edition of Geology of British Columbia,, with its accessible but rigorous science, struck a chord with readers. Since it was first published, theories about plate tectonics and the geological history of British Columbia have evolved, and this new edition reflects the current thinking. This book also features updated content throughout, seven new...
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El desarrollo de un libro sobre el carbón, y su utilización es una tarea compleja, pues implica abordarlo como un producto de la naturaleza que posee características variables, diversas propiedades y multiples usos, el cual ha sido objeto de gran cantidad de estudios e investigaciones. Así, el hecho de que sea un combustible fósil lleva a recapitular las condiciones ambientales y geológicas que lo formaron en el remoto pasado, de manera tal...
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Agriculture is primarily the uppermost important sector in Sudan, contributing significantly to the country's national economy. However, in spite of the country's vast cultivated area, productivity remains very low. The declining agricultural production is indicative of the need for adopting sustainable agricultural development approaches to the achieve country's food security. The attainment of sustainable agricultural production will require the...
100) Los fragmentos de roca. Origen e influencia en la infiltración y propiedades hidráulicas de los s
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Este libro tiene por objetivo mostrarle al lector aspectos básicos sobre los fragmentos de roca en el suelo y denotar cómo estos afectan la infiltración y las propiedades hidráulicas de los suelos. Los suelos con fragmentos de roca (fr) están estrechamente ligados a la génesis de las geoformas, de los cuales hacen parte. Los fr ejercen una compleja influencia sobre los procesos hidrológicos del suelo (infiltración, evapotranspiración, generación...
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