PLANET EARTH - The Incredible Visual Guide Part 2 ppt

... north US_ 022 _ 023 _WD207_ContinentalDrif23 23 9/1/09 17:03 :22 16_17_WD207.indd 16 21 /11/08 15 :27 : 02 16 Earth was created from pieces of dust and rubble orbiting the young star that became the Sun. These ... from the craters of giant volcanoes US_016_017_WD207.indd 17 9/1/09 16:58:18 020 _ 021 _WD207_PlateTectonics.ind21 21 5/ 12/ 08 14 :27 :59 21 Ocean plates pull a...

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... 11:38:13 Planet Earth 6 Our galaxy 8 The solar system 10 Asteroids, meteorites, 12 and comets The Moon 14 Early Earth 16 Earth s structure 18 Plate tectonics 20 Continental drift 22 Mountains 24 Faults ... eect Iron oxide in the rocks gives Mars its rust-red color Water droplets form white clouds in the atmosphere 6 7 8 9 5 US_010_011_WD207.indd 11 9/1/09 18:00 :...

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... after the Kobe earthquake of 1995. 29 US_ 028 _ 029 _WD207.indd 29 9/1/09 17:06:00 036_037_WD207.indd 37 23 / 12/ 08 15:08: 32 Rocks and minerals 37 US_036_037_WD207.indd 37 9/1/09 17:07 :20 34_35_WD207.indd ... marking the fault planes on each side. 4 5 Lake Baikal is 395 miles (636 km) long and 30 miles (50 km) wide 6 US_ 026 _ 027 _WD207.indd 27 9/1/09 17:05 :24 24 _25 _WD207...

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... 0 72_ 073_WD207_Glaciers.indd 73 12/ 12/ 08 10:01:47 73 123 5 6 7 US_0 72_ 073_WD207_Glaciers.indd 73 9/1/09 17 :25 :47 064_065_WD207_Water_Ice.indd 65 12/ 12/ 08 09:58:05 65  FLOATING ... wetlands return water vapor to the air in the same way as the oceans 2 6 4 US_066_067_WD207.indd 67 9/1/09 17 :20 :31 070_071_WD207.indd 70 12/ 12/ 08 09:59:17 70 The fast-owing water of u...

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... battery US_040_041_WD207.indd 40 9/1/09 17:11:39 046_047_WD207.indd 47 27 /11/08 16:09 :26 47  SAND-BLASTING In desert zones, where there are few plants to bind the soil together, the wind picks up ... gabbro. 5 US_0 42_ 043_WD207.indd 43 9/1/09 17: 12: 26 050_051_WD207.indd 50 27 /11/08 16:08: 02 50 1 CLAY Clay is the softest of rocks, created from tiny akes of minerals releas...

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... moorlands. US_060_061_WD207.indd 60 9/1/09 17 :25 :41 0 62_ 063_WD207.indd 63 16/ 12/ 08 16:44:34 Water and weather 63 US_0 62_ 063_WD207.indd 63 9/1/09 17 :20 :22 058_059_WD207.indd 59 27 /11/08 16:05:59 59 Over ... 4 5 6 US_060_061_WD207.indd 61 9/1/09 17 :25 :43 0 52_ 053_WD207.indd 52 27/11/08 16:07 :28 52 If the remains of living organisms are buried by sediments that turn into...

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... owstones. US_078_079_WD207_Caves.indd 79 9/1/09 17 :25 :59 086_087_WD207.indd 86 5/ 12/ 08 14:31 :22 86 1 PREVAILING WINDS Intense heat in the tropics makes air rise near the equator. The air then sinks in the subtropics ... between them. US_088_089_WD207.indd 89 9/1/09 17 :26 :19 0 82_ 083_WD207.indd 82 12/ 12/ 08 10:05:07 82 WAVES, CURRENTS, AND TIDES 1 SURFACE CURRENTS Oceani...

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... mouth US_100_101_WD207.indd 101 9/1/09 18:11:45 1 02_ 103_WD207_Coral.indd 1 02 19/ 12/ 08 16 :20 :28 1 02 Tropical coral reefs are among the richest ecosystems on Earth. Their wealth is based on a partnership ... visible 2 3 Indo-Pacic sergeant South America North America Pacic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Emperor angelsh US_1 02_ 103_WD207_Coral.indd 1 02 9/1/09 18:13:05 0 92_ 093...

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... souther n Europe Southern O cean Indian Ocean Africa Asia Australia Atlantic Ocean Europe US_106_107_WD207.indd 107 9/1/09 17:38 :26 1 12_ 113_WD207.indd 1 12 17/ 12/ 08 17 :25 :30 RECLAIMED LAND The ... on the bulb elds near Lisse, in the Netherlands. This geometrical landscape is completely articial, created on land reclaimed from the sea. 1 12 US_1 12_ 113_WD207.indd 1...

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... to the atmosphere, contributing to climate change. 6 8 9 10 7 US_ 122 _ 123 _WD207_Environment.ind 123 123 9/1/09 17:41:45 120 _ 121 _WD207_Cities.indd 121 16/ 12/ 08 17 :23 :24 121 4 8 7 3 US_ 120 _ 121 _WD207_Cities.indd ... alone produces 12, 000 tons of domestic waste a day. 2 3 4 5 US_ 122 _ 123 _WD207_Environment.ind 122 122 11 /2/ 09 16:13:55 124 _ 125 _GLOSSARY.indd 124 22...

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