2 5 the earth (earth science)

... Response The Shaping of the Continents You have learned about the ways that the Earth’s tectonic plates can alter the shape of continents Use a chart like the one below to give examples of the process ... part of the volcano lies nearly 200 miles southeast of the Pinnacles, near the city of Lancaster, California! This part of the Neenah Volcano lies on the east side of the San Andreas Fault The ... every year Look at the map of the Ring of Fire below, and then look at the map of tectonic plates on page Notice how the boundaries of the Pacific Plate match up to the Ring of Fire .ORTH !MERICA...

... graphic source that you not learn in the text? The Shaping of the Continents 169 24_ LRD _TG_ 1 04- 1 05 1 05 1 05 11/17/ 05 8:37:28 AM Shaping Continents Name Cause and Effect • A cause is “why something happened.” ... and effects they learned about in this selection They can use the notes they jotted down as they read the book Encourage them to use clue words such as since, thus, as a result, therefore, and ... on the Internet or at the library Suggest they find out about significant earthquakes such as the underwater quake that was responsible for the tsunami in the Indian Ocean or the eruption of...

... crate Crystals come in different sizes Rock salt comes in large crystals you can see Many gems are also large crystals Gems that are crystals were formed underground long ago Volcanoes and earthquakes ... learn how we find gemstones and why we value them Crystals and Gems Minerals are made of atoms An atom is the tiniest part of all things Some atoms can come together to make crystals A crystal ... up, like sand garnet crystals on a white rock Over a long time water from rivers and lakes changes rocks Ice and wind also slowly change rocks and soil These changes are called erosion and weathering...

... was therefore meditating a proper introduction to the matter, so asnot to seem too abrupt, when the Professor jumped up, clapped on hishat, and prepared to go out Surely he was not going out, to ... on venturing on the expedition that, after all, he mighthimself discover the key of the cipher, and that then I should beclear at the mere expense of my involuntary abstinence These reasons seemed ... he answered, crumpling up the paper "No, nothing until you proceed to read from the end to the beginning." I had not finished my sentence when the Professor broke out into acry, nay, a roar A new...

... those of themanuscript of Snorre Turlleson But, what on earth is their meaning?" Runic letters appearing to my mind to be an invention of the learnedto mystify this poor world, I was not sorry to ... wasdevoured I had come to the last of the fruit when a very loud voicetore me away from the pleasures of my dessert With one spring Ibounded out of the dining-room into the study ... dialects which are spoken onthe earth, but he knew at least his share of them So he was going, in the presence of this difficulty, to give way toall the impetuosity of his character, and I was...

... 58,957 ,25 8 square miles (1 52, 617,160 km2) 13,874 feet (4 ,22 9 m) 35,840 feet (10, 924 m) Mariana Trench 154,960,6 72 cubic miles (643,375,5 52 km3) 11 12 OCEANS When they disappear beneath the sea ... part of the Atlantic Ocean, more than GEOGRAPHY OF THE OCEANS million years ago the Caribbean Sea was also joined to the Pacific The narrow strip of land called the Isthmus of Panama now closes off ... expanse of sea, covering nearly one-third of Earth s surface—more than 16 times the area of the 50 U.S states The Pacific Ocean stretches from the Arctic Ocean boundary near the North Pole to the...