The Earth Book for Kids: An Introduction to Earth Science (Simple Introductions to Science) - Softcover

Lynch, Dan R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1647552834 ISBN 13: 9781647552831

Verlag: Adventure Publications, 2022

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Introduce children to geoscience—including a study of the Earth, rock formation, and landforms—in this fun guide that includes hands-on educational activities.

The Earth is our amazing planet—and when we consider what it is and how it’s formed, the answers are truly captivating! Become a young geoscientist. Learn about rocks and minerals, the layers of the Earth, the water cycle, and beyond. Dan R. Lynch, author of many field guides, presents an introduction to geoscience (or Earth sciences) in this easy-to-understand guide.

Begin by learning about the Earth and what it’s made of. That’s followed by a look at what’s inside the Earth. A special section on rocks introduces different kinds of rocks and what makes each of them unique, and a chapter on landforms presents everything from mountains and oceans to volcanoes and erosion.

As an added bonus, you’ll get 16 fun and simple activities to learn how crystals grow, how caves form, and how the Earth works. Build a molecule, make sandstone, and more. This kid-friendly guide is filled with full-color photographs and illustrations. It’s engaging and informative as it starts children on a path toward becoming successful Earth scientists!

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Dan R. Lynch grew up in a rock shop where he learned how to identify rocks, minerals, and fossils from a young age. Since then, he’s written over 20 books about rock and mineral identification, with a special focus on agates from his home region of northern Minnesota and Lake Superior. He has always loved the natural world, especially all of its wonderful little details that most people don’t pay any attention to and the amazing science behind them. With his children’s books, he hopes to spark young readers’ curiosities in both the rocks beneath their feet and the ones beyond the horizon. Dan currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife, Julie, and their cat, Daisy.

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What Is the Earth and What Is It Made Of?

What do you think the Earth is made of? You might say that it’s made of rocks. And that’s true! But rocks are made of mixtures of special chemicals called minerals. When lots of minerals form together in the same space, they grow together to become a rock. But what are minerals made of? To answer that, we have to look a lot closer at the tiny particles that make up minerals and everything else in the universe, including you and me: atoms, elements, and molecules. In this chapter, we’ll talk about all the little “building blocks” that make up our world!

What Is the Earth?

Earth is the third planet in our Solar System; the first four planets in our solar system are rocky planets; the outer four planets are gas giants (they have atmospheres of thick gas, but not much “ground” to speak of). So far, Earth is the only planet we know of that has life, like plants, animals, and humans. All the planets orbit the Sun, which means they spin around the Sun on an oval-shaped path.

Most of Earth is made up of rock, but depending on where in or on the Earth you look, the rocks can be very different. Rocks on the Earth’s surface (the kind you can find and pick up) are cold, hard, and brittle, which means that even though they are very tough, they can break. But many of the rocky areas inside the Earth are very hot—so hot that the rocks can be soft and will bend rather than break! The Earth gets hotter and hotter toward the center, and at the very middle is a core formed of solid metal. The Earth stays hot inside because its rocks are very good at holding in heat and also because gravity inside the Earth and radioactive minerals (special crystals that release energy) make new heat.

If we were able to cut open the Earth, we’d see that it is made of several layers. Some layers are hard and others are soft, but they all get hotter as they get closer to the middle of the planet. The layer most important to us is the crust, which is the very top layer, on the outside of the planet. It’s the coldest and hardest layer. The crust is where all the rocks you’ve ever seen are found, and it’s the layer we live on. But the other layers below it can affect and change how the crust looks—they can even make the crust break and move! We will discuss how all the layers interact later in this book.

So now we know that the Earth is formed of rocks that are arranged into different layers, and that each layer is composed of different kinds of rocks. But what are rocks, and what are they made of?

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Adventure Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1647552834
• ISBN 13: 9781647552831
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
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