Bibliograph

Earthquakes and volcanoes, [written by Melissa Stewart]

Type

Label

Earthquakes and volcanoes, [written by Melissa Stewart]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 78) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Earthquakes and volcanoes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

80020172

Responsibility statement

[written by Melissa Stewart]

Summary

Dives deep beneath the earth's crust to find out why volcanoes and earthquakes occur and how they change the shape of the world, and includes interviews with two Smithsonian curators and links to further reading and web sites

Table Of Contents

A deadly disaster -- Under our feet -- The Earth moves -- After an earthquake -- On shaky ground -- Studying earthquakes -- Earthquake alert -- Meet a geologist -- The earthquake-volcano connection -- Explosions and lava flows -- After the eruption -- Where on earth are volcanoes? -- Creating rock, building land -- Studying volcanoes -- Volcanoes on other worlds -- Meet a geographer

Target audience

juvenile

Classification