Earth Sciences category: 10037 books

Planet Earth is full of incredible images and fascinating facts about the world we live in. Readers are guided around the globel, ;earning about Earth's seasons and climate, the vast variet of landscapes, and many other amazing factsHave you ever wondered where 80 percent of the world's active volcanoes...

Millions of years ago, the North American continent was dragged over the world's largest continental hotspot, a huge column of hot and molten rock rising from the Earth's interior that traced a 50-mile wide, 500-mile-long path northeastward across Idaho. Generating cataclysmic volcanic eruptions and...

If you've advanced beyond the Ball Earth deception and are searching for the truth, then this book will be an indispensable asset in your pursuit of rational dialogue with those who haven't ventured to the edge of their own paradigms and inspected the foundations of their own worldviews. This is written for seekers after truth, not Flat Earthers and not Ball Earthers.

Practical Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists provides an introductory guide to the principles and application of statistical analysis in context. This book helps students to gain the level of competence in statistical procedures necessary for independent investigations, field-work and...

Explores the causes and implications of the Anthropocene, or Age of Humans, from multiple points of view including anthropological, scientific, social, artistic, and economic. Although we arrived only recently in Earth's timeline, humans are driving major changes to the planet's ecosystems....

All the solid fuels fossil energy and mineral commodities we use come out of the Earth. Modern society is increasingly dependent on mineral and fossil energy sources. They differ in availability, cost of production, and geographical distribution. Even if solid fuels, fossil energy resources and mineral...

"This lively, large-format guide to planet Earth… [is] an entertaining and fact-filled resource" —Publisher's Weekly Set out on an adventure across Planet Earth, exploring volcanos, valleys, mountains and rivers, and learning about water, weather and earthquakes as you go. This...

What’s the difference between a desert and a rain forest? A tundra and a coniferous forest? These are all examples of biomes, and they are all home to plants and animals that are uniquely adapted to live in those environments! In Biomes: Discover the Earth’s Ecosystems with Science Activities...

How do waterfalls form? How long is the Nile River? Who led the first expedition on Mount Everest? Discover the earth's most amazing natural wonders in Big Fantastic Earth! Explore the highest peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to the deep grooves of the Grand Canyon, and discover how the incredible...

We might think humans have control over our environment, but Mother Nature has proven us wrong again and again. Earth, Wind, Fire, and Rain: Real Tales of Temperamental Elements tells the story of five of America’s deadliest natural disasters that were made worse by human error, ignorance,...

Why is the Earth called the "blue planet�? What causes a tsunami? What is renewable energy? Rainforests and deserts, plants and animals, wind and weather, astronomers and explorers - this fascinating book of facts provides boys and girls aged 8 and above with a comprehensive insight into the living...

Created by Q-files.com, the great online illustrated encyclopedia: the comprehensive, in-depth, expert-verified educational resource for children aged 8-13.Covers 12 major subject areas, including: The Origin of the Earth, Planet Earth, Moving Earth, Volcanoes, Mountains and Glaciers, Rocks, Rivers...

The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences. The revolutions have certain features in common, such as an increase in complexity, energy utilization, and information...

“A lucid overview of [environmental] problems and a compelling call to action.” —Publishers Weekly From two of science fiction’s most celebrated and brilliant minds—Isaac Asimov and Frederik Pohl—comes the second edition of Our Angry Earth, a comprehensive analysis of today's environmental...