By Trevor Day

* a thrilling, finished consultant to the making, shaping and inner workings of our planet *DK consultant to area used to be winner of the Junior Prize of the Aventis Prizes for technological know-how Books 2000 * From earthquakes and volcanoes ot the long term results of moving ice, this booklet is full of drama * comprises significant photographs from satellites and the distance commute mixed with some of the best panorama and aerial images 350 x 265mm

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VII VIII 62 Effects Very strong Plaster and tiles fall; standing difficult; large church bells ring. Destructive Chimneys fall; car steering affected. IX Ruinous General panic; some buildings collapse. • The Earth averages a distance of 92,960,000 miles (149,600,000 km) from the Sun. • The Earth is not exactly round, but bulges slightly at the Equator, where it measures 24,870 miles (40,024 km) around. The diameter of the Earth is 7,900 miles (12,715 km) at the poles, and 27 miles (43 km) more than this at the Equator.

It provides some protection against the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation. Pangaea Supercontinent which existed 225 million years ago, and broke apart, becoming the continents that exist today. Planet A large mass that orbits a star. In our solar system, nine planets, including the Earth, orbit the Sun. Plate tectonics Movement of Earth’s tectonic plates. Rock Large, solid mass exposed at Earth’s surface and composed of one or more minerals. Rock cycle Cycle summarizing the creation and transformation of rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary).

Geologist Scientist who studies the Earth’s surface and rocks, and the processes by which they are created, transformed, and broken down. Glacier Mass of ice and snow flowing slowly downhill under its own weight. Global warming Gradual increase in the average temperature across the world. Greenhouse effect The trapping of infrared radiation from the Earth’s surface by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, producing a warming effect. Guyot Volcanic island that has eroded and subsided beneath the waves, producing a flat-topped, underwater feature.

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