The Stem Encyclopedia of Rocks Written by Gerry Bailey Illustrated by Yuliya Somina Published by BrambleKids
COntents 4-5 LAYER ON LAYER Layers Pangaea Tectonic plates 6-7 A GIANT MAGNET Metal at the center Magnetic field Gravity Magnetic poles 8-9 DIFFERENT ROCKS Sedimentary rock Strata you can see Rock time 10-11 VOLCANOES Igneous rock Metamorphic rock 12-13 WEARING AWAY Weathering The rock cycle 14-15 THE ERODERS The power of wind The power of ice The power of water 16-17 ROCKS IN SPACE Rocky planets The Milky Way The Kuiper Belt The Oort Cloud 18-19 CRASH LANDING Meteors and meteorites Comets 22-23 CAVES Prehistoric shelters Painted walls Troglodytes Petra cave city 24-25 ROCK DEEP Stalactites and stalagmites Rock shelters 20-21 FOSSILS Ammonites Fossils Animal skeletons Huge fossils Plant fossils
26-27 EARTHQUAKES Shaking rocks Help at hand Measuring the quake Seismology 28-29 MOUNTAINS Mountain ranges The highest mountain 30-31 UP AND DOWN Mountains and valleys Tree and snow lines Mountaineering Sherpa guides 32-33 ROCKY ROADS Alpine roads Blasting the rock Road tunnels Cobblestones 34-35 TINY PIECES Gravel pits Sand Soil 36-37 BUILDING MATERIALS Cement Slates on the roof Concrete Marble Limestone Foundations Bricks 38-39 ROCKS TELL HISTORY Pictures in stone Ancient inscriptions 40-41 STONE MEMORIALS Obelisks Faces in the cliff 42-43 OLD BUILDINGS Pyramids Ziggurats Pyramids of Mexico Mycenae Roman theaters The Parthenon Roman arches 44-45 UNDERGROUND FUEL Starting with carbon Oil Refining Natural gas 46-47 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY Geothermal energy Geysers 48-49 MINING Mining Mining ore Ores Making steel 50-51 PRECIOUS ROCKS Cutting and polishing Precious stones Semi precious stones Making jewellery Working diamonds 52-53 ROCKS AND ART Pavement art Graffiti Pencil art Pigments Chalk 54-55 ROCK SCULPTURE The terracotta army Lifelike in stone Giants 56-57 ROCKS IN THE HOME Pestle and mortar Sharpening stone Emery smooth Pumice stone A rock on a string Mud bath 58-59 GAMES WITH ROCKS Jacks Hopscotch Seven stones Mankala Go Skimming GLOSSARY and INDEX
