Geology Book with Study Guides (The)

Format: 5 books and 5 study guides

Ages: Grade 4 & up

About The Geology Book

Rocks firmly anchored to the ground androcks floating through space fascinate us. Jewelry, houses and roadsare just some of the ways we use what has been made from geologicprocesses to advance civilization. Whether scrambling over a rockybeach or gazing at spectacular meteor showers, we can’t get enough ofgeology!

The Geology Book will teach you:

• What really carved the Grand Canyon.
• How thick the earth’s crust is.
• Why the earth is unique for life.
• The varied features of the earth’s surface—from plains to peaks.
• How sedimentary deposition occurs through water, wind and ice.
• Effects of erosion.
• Ways in which sediments become sedimentary rock.
• Fossilization and the age of the dinosaurs.
• The powerful effects of volcanic activity.
• Continental drift theory.
• Radioisotopes and carbon dating.
• Geologic processes of the past.

Our planet is a most suitable home. Its practical benefits are alsoenhanced by the sheer beauty of rolling hills, solitary plains,churning seas and rivers and majestic mountains—all set in place byprocesses that are relevant to today’s entire population of thisspinning rock we call home.

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About the Study Guide

The Study Guide takes you through each main idea of the Geology Book and is a great tool for small group study andhome school. Use the time-tested method of filling in answers as youread for greater comprehension and retention.

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