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Earth and its place in the universe
This book from the Discovering Science series is about the Earth and its place in the universe.
Topics include:
• The view from the Earth
• Exploring the Universe
• Newton’s laws The Solar System
• The Earth’s surface
• Earthquakes
• Volcanic activity
• How rocks are formed
• The Earth’s interior
• Continental drift: a theory for the Earth?
• Sea-floor spreading
• The theory of plate tectonics
• Processes at plate boundaries
• Why do plates move?
• Plate tectonics and Earth history
• The rock cycle
• The biosphere
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