4 8 fossil detectives (earth science)

... 3328, Vero Beach, FL 329 64 1-800-3 94- 7055 People Who Study the Earth 62 Earth Science Earth Science What Is Earth Science? EARTH SCIENCES Science Physical Geography ... Studied Glaciers and ice Solid matter including rocks and minerals Earth Science Earth Science What Is Earth Science? EARTH SCIENCES Science Physical Geography Limnology Inland waters including lakes, ... 23 Earth Science STRATOSPHERE Earth Science TROPOSPHERE 22 vapor (VAY-pur): fine particles of mist or steam 24 Earth Science Forces That Shape the Earth Many forces can form, or shape, the Earth...

... Response The Shaping of the Continents You have learned about the ways that the Earth’s tectonic plates can alter the shape of continents Use a chart like the one below to give examples of the process ... part of the volcano lies nearly 200 miles southeast of the Pinnacles, near the city of Lancaster, California! This part of the Neenah Volcano lies on the east side of the San Andreas Fault The ... every year Look at the map of the Ring of Fire below, and then look at the map of tectonic plates on page Notice how the boundaries of the Pacific Plate match up to the Ring of Fire .ORTH !MERICA...

... graphic source that you not learn in the text? The Shaping of the Continents 169 24_ LRD _TG_ 1 04- 1 05 1 05 1 05 11/17/ 05 8:37:28 AM Shaping Continents Name Cause and Effect • A cause is “why something happened.” ... and effects they learned about in this selection They can use the notes they jotted down as they read the book Encourage them to use clue words such as since, thus, as a result, therefore, and ... on the Internet or at the library Suggest they find out about significant earthquakes such as the underwater quake that was responsible for the tsunami in the Indian Ocean or the eruption of...

... change the landscape in a dramatic way Volcanic eruptions release lava from underground What is a river? A river is a waterway that flows across land Some rivers are calm They flow slowly and ... underground gases Magma that reaches near the surface flows more easily It erupts through areas of weakness in the Earth’s crust These openings are called volcanoes Magma that has reached the Earth’s ... Earth Next time you pass a river, look at the area surrounding it Note how its flowing water has changed the landscape Rivers create habitats that animals can live in Sediment deposited by rivers...

... Eurasian country Russia, and in the Asian countries India and Sri Lanka Green garnet, which is rare, is found in two African countries, Kenya and Tanzania A kind of Arizona garnet has a name that ... source of aquamarine, but it is also found in India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Russia Here in the United States, aquamarine is mined in the state of Colorado In fact, aquamarine is Colorado’s state ... Aquamarine March’s birthstone is the aquamarine Aquamarine is transparent, which means that light can pass through it Aquamarine means “seawater” in Latin, and aquamarine’s light blue color makes...

... Muench/Corbis ISBN: 0 -32 8- 1 38 29-0 Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America This publication is protected by Copyright and permission should be obtained ... called an how long the crust shakes It also depends on how earthquake Most earthquakes begin along a fault close the earthquake is to the surface Earthquakes A fault is a large crack in Earth s crust ... Muench/Corbis ISBN: 0 -32 8- 1 38 29-0 Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America This publication is protected by Copyright and permission should be obtained...