Plate Tectonics

by Laura Silverstein Nunn, Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, et al.

Book Overview

Have you ever experienced an earthquake or watched a volcanic eruption on the news? If not, it might be hard to imagine that the ground is constantly moving beneath you as plates of the Earth's crust slide over molten lava. Usually, the plates are moving only about as fast as your fingernails grow, but even the slowest movement can eventually cause enormous changes. Over time, Earth's shifting plates have created mountain ranges and canyons - they have even separated continents. Well-known science writers Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn explain the theory of plate tectonics and how moving plates can cause some of the scariest natural disasters: earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. the authors also explore how plate tectonics are changing our planet, and how they could affect our future on Earth.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761339361
• ISBN13: 9780761339366
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Twentyfirst Century Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

just what my grandson wanted

my eight year old grandson reguested a book on plate tectonics?? after a lot of searching we decided on this.he was just delighted!!!!