The Rock Cycle at Work

by George Pendergast

Book Overview

Heat and energy impacts all life on our planet. Energy from the sun helps plants grow and makes it possible for us to live on Earth at all, but the heat from inside Earth impacts us as well. There are many different kinds of rocks that make up Earth's crust, and scientists now know how Earth's energy forms and changes these rocks. Readers will learn about the volcanoes and lava that make igneous rocks, and how heating and cooling caused by energy...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1482416662
• ISBN13: 9781482416664
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3