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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... ridges ( see p.109 ) . ICELANDIC RIDGE Because of the density of their basaltic rocks , oceanic crust and mid - ocean ridges do not usually appear above sea level . Iceland is an exception , raised above the waters by exceptional heat ...
... ridges ( see p.109 ) . ICELANDIC RIDGE Because of the density of their basaltic rocks , oceanic crust and mid - ocean ridges do not usually appear above sea level . Iceland is an exception , raised above the waters by exceptional heat ...
Page 115
... ridges parallel to ice flow . If two glaciers merge , a medial moraine is formed from the till , while ridges formed at right angles to the front edge of a glacier are called terminal moraines . These deposits remain as distinctive ...
... ridges parallel to ice flow . If two glaciers merge , a medial moraine is formed from the till , while ridges formed at right angles to the front edge of a glacier are called terminal moraines . These deposits remain as distinctive ...
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... ridges impact ejecta breccia central peak fractured rock around crater COMPLEX CRATER Complex craters are larger than simple craters , and they are usually shallower . This type of crater often has rings of ridges . Many also have a ...
... ridges impact ejecta breccia central peak fractured rock around crater COMPLEX CRATER Complex craters are larger than simple craters , and they are usually shallower . This type of crater often has rings of ridges . Many also have a ...
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