EarthJames F. Luhr In the best-selling tradition of Smithsonian Animal, this extraordinary survey of our planet provides unrivaled insight into the forces and processes that formed our environment and which continue to influence its evolution. With thousands of breathtaking photographs and unique visual catalogues of the features and phenomena that take place on Earth--such as rocks, minerals, and mountains to tropical rainforests and the different types of clouds--Earth contains the most up-to-date ideas on how our world works, a compelling review on the health of the planet, and unbelievable images of the world's most stunning features. |
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... Earth , affecting our planet in several ways . Most obviously , Earth's movements and orientation in relation to the Sun determine its day - night and seasonal cycles . Most life on Earth ultimately depends on energy derived from ...
... Earth , affecting our planet in several ways . Most obviously , Earth's movements and orientation in relation to the Sun determine its day - night and seasonal cycles . Most life on Earth ultimately depends on energy derived from ...
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James F. Luhr. THE EARTH EARTH AND THE MOON 27 Meteorite bombardment 44-45 The universe 46-47 The Solar System The Earth's structure 54-55 Meteorite impacts 120-25 THE EARTH'S MOON IS ONE OF THE LARGEST in the Solar System relative to ...
James F. Luhr. THE EARTH EARTH AND THE MOON 27 Meteorite bombardment 44-45 The universe 46-47 The Solar System The Earth's structure 54-55 Meteorite impacts 120-25 THE EARTH'S MOON IS ONE OF THE LARGEST in the Solar System relative to ...
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James F. Luhr. THE EARTH'S STRUCTURE 20-41 The history of the Earth The core and mantle 56-57 The crust 58-59 Minerals 60-77 EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE ON THE EARTH might suggest that our planet is remarkably varied its materials range from ...
James F. Luhr. THE EARTH'S STRUCTURE 20-41 The history of the Earth The core and mantle 56-57 The crust 58-59 Minerals 60-77 EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE ON THE EARTH might suggest that our planet is remarkably varied its materials range from ...
Contents
MANAGING EDITOR Amanda Lebentz | 6 |
THE EARTH IN SPACE | 43 |
THE ANATOMY OF THE EARTH | 53 |
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Africa Antarctica Arctic Asia ATLANTIC OCEAN atmosphere Australia basaltic Basin boundary calcite carbon cave China climate cloud coast COLOR COMPOSITION contain continental cool coral Corbis crater crust CRYSTAL SYSTEM deep deposits desert Earth Earth's surface earthquake east erosion eruptions Europe evaporation fault flows forest fossil glacier glacier TERMINUS grains grasslands Gulf heat ice sheet igneous rocks impact intrusions island Lake land landscape largest lava layers limestone LOCATION magma mantle MAXIMUM DEPTH metamorphic meteorite million square km million years ago minerals mountains North America northern northwest occurs oceanic crust PACIFIC OCEAN Pacific Plate percent plants Plateau produce pyroclastic flows rain rainfall rainforest range reefs region ridges Rift rise river sand sea level sediment sedimentary rocks soil solar South southeast southern species square miles Stratovolcano streams subduction tectonic plates temperature trees tropical TYPE valley volcanic warm weathering wetlands wind world's zone