3 8 our changing earth (earth science)

... news: Americans are recycling and composting more than 25 percent of their trash! Metal, glass, and plastic can all be recycled When we recycle Everything here them, they get changed can be recycled ... the Earth when more aluminum is recycled When you drop an aluminum can into a recycling bin, you have helped recycle aluminum! Scrap metal companies collect the cans and crush them into large ... aluminum cans are being sent into a recycling plant About 100 billion aluminum cans are made in the United States each year Of that number, about half are recycled For every aluminum can that gets recycled,...

... Images; 13 Patricia Jordan/Peter Arnold, Inc.; 14 ©DK Images; 15 ©DK Images; 16 ©DK Images; 18 John K Nakata/U.S Geological Survey; 20 ©DK Images; 21 ©DK Images; 22 ©DK Images ISBN: 0 -32 8- 133 66 -3 Copyright ... Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii 12 13 Predicting Unpredictable Earthquakes The world has about eighteen major earthquakes each year Earthquakes can happen anywhere Most big earthquakes occur along the ... future California earthquakes 20 21 Now Try This Earthquakes—Be Ready! Millions of earthquakes happen around the world every year Earthquakes can happen anywhere, at any time Earthquakes cannot...

... Eurasian country Russia, and in the Asian countries India and Sri Lanka Green garnet, which is rare, is found in two African countries, Kenya and Tanzania A kind of Arizona garnet has a name that ... source of aquamarine, but it is also found in India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Russia Here in the United States, aquamarine is mined in the state of Colorado In fact, aquamarine is Colorado’s state ... Aquamarine March’s birthstone is the aquamarine Aquamarine is transparent, which means that light can pass through it Aquamarine means “seawater” in Latin, and aquamarine’s light blue color makes...

... seven time zones in all (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaskan, Hawaii-Aleutians, and Samoans) Leave London Arrive New York 14 15 Chapter The International Date Line There’s another important ... its schedule based on its home city As a train got farther and farther into its trip, the time on the train became more and more varied from the time at each station A Philadelphia train might be ... it takes the Earth to make one trip around the sun That is 36 5 days plus six hours The extra hours add a day to the calendar every four years (Leap Year) The day is measured by the time it takes...

... taken by Parties concerned The Parties should manage and use their natural resources, including forest and land resources, in an ecologically sound and sustainable manner The Parties, in addressing ... be open to contributions from other sources subject to the agreement of or approval by the Parties The Parties may, where necessary, mobilise additional resources required for the implementation ... United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to...

... Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH Activity- Planet for Sale! What to do: Purpose: To express attitudes and values towards the environment Time: 30 minutes Materials: newsprint, coloured card ... borrow from another bidding group to purchase planet items 35 Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH You may wish to give each bidding team a coloured card to raise if they would like to ... wealth to power and control over the planet This lily pond is in the shape of the World map 36 Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH Example of planet items for sale! Sahara Desert The...

... and access to resources o o o o 15 Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH 16 Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH 17 Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH Activity- ... Fiji Fast Facts! 108 Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH Welcome Welcome to the first edition of the HOPE (Helping Our Planet Earth) Teachers Guide The Decade of Education for ... including flooding, landslides, etc 21 Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH 22 Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH Activity- Classroom Community Visioning What to do: Purpose:...